1027 (original number) and UCDD1027 281 (previous number (Design Dept.))
Accession number:
Acc.3032 and Acc.3032.04
Description:
Pouch, U-shaped; knotted net with black background worked in three kinds of netting to form raised multicolored floral motifs and purple bunches of grapes and yellow chalice with rays on one face; cross with nails and Crown of Thorns surrounded by laurel wreath on reverse; top hem worked in intricate blossoms and fines; drawstring closure with netted bunches of grapes with leaves at each end; superb piece, excellent condition. Length: 14.7 cm (at top); Width: 11 cm (at top)
Donor:
Design Department (UC Berkeley) and Henrietta F. Brewer
Collection place:
Istanbul, Marmara region, Turkey
Verbatim coll. place:
Armenia (purchased in Constantinople)
Production place:
Armenia
Collector:
Henrietta F. Brewer
Collection date:
1925
Materials:
Silk (applique, braid, tassels)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Pouches
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1974
Context of use:
Said to be 18th Century. Probably a pouch for rosary beads. The cross on one side is symbolic of the crucifixion.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
whole (measured at top)— width 11 centimeters and whole (measured at top)— length 14.7 centimeters
Loans:
S1987-1988 #38: Cornell University (March 1988–October 5, 1988)