Accession No

1978.170


Description

A circular bag made from red cotton, with black cotton along the top and yellow cords forming a drawstring closure. The interior is lined with multiple layers of white cotton forming internal pockets. The red cotton is decorated with white cotton appliqué flowers, and one white and black flower. There are tabs of blue cotton at the top corners.


Place

Asia; South Asia; India; Orissa


Period


Source

Swallow, Deborah A (Dr) [field collector and donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

1978.170


Cultural Affliation


Material

Cloth; Cotton; Fibre; ?Synthetic Fibre


Local Term


Measurements

220mm x 15mm x 250mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Small bag of red cotton, with appliqued flowers in white and black. Used locally for keeping betel nut and leaves in, but now also sold to tourists. Made in the village of [word missing from catalogue card], which is famous for this work, and which is situated about [word missing] miles south of Bhubaneswar where the roads to Puri and Konarak divide.
Event Date 1978
Author: maa


Conservation (Repack)
CON.2015.526 | Repack
Event Date 2/3/2015
Author: cao37


Description (Physical description)
Bright red woven cotton bag with black border; yellow wool drawstring closer with white cotton rosette decoration the larger middle one with black centre.
Event Date 7/12/2016
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
A circular bag made from red cotton, with black cotton along the top and yellow cords forming a drawstring closure. The interior is lined with multiple layers of white cotton forming internal pockets. The red cotton is decorated with white cotton appliqué flowers, and one white and black flower. There are tabs of blue cotton at the top corners.
Event Date 23/2/2024
Author: Emily Shorter


FM:95446

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