Man's shoulder bag
- Title:
- Man's shoulder bag
- Collection:
- Selections from the Cornell Anthropology Collections
- Donor:
- Ruth Sharp
- Date:
- ca. 1960
- Country:
- Thailand
- ID Number:
- Anthr1995_004_0017_01
- Old Catalog Number:
- 995.4.17
- File Name:
- Anthr1995_004_0017_01.jpg
- Culture:
- Akka
- Work Type:
- bags (containers)
shoulder bags - Subject:
- embroidery (visual works)
- Measurement:
- bag: 13 x 11 (inches, length x width)
fringe: 3 (inches, length)
strap: 36 (inches, length) - Description:
- The body of the bag is blue woven cloth, with red and white cloth patches sewn on. The embroidery is mostly straight lines in red, white, green, purple, and blue threads. White buttons are sewn on with red cloth at various intervals. The shoulder strap is also blue cloth, extending to S-twist fringes at the bottom of the bag. There are also fringes or tassels of multi-colored threads and beads. Silver-colored metal beads are sewn on at the corners of the cloth squares and at the panel's center. The reverse of the bag is plain, except for an extension of the swatches of red cloth that are wrapped around the sides.
- Archival Collection:
- Hmong clothing and textiles
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- The images in the Collection 'Selections from the Cornell Anthropology Collections' are protected by copyright, and the copyright holders are Cornell University Library and the Department of Anthropology. Physical artifacts from the Cornell Anthropology Collections were photographed by Cornell University Library in 2012-13 for inclusion in this image collection. Cornell is providing access to the materials for research and personal use. The written permission of any copyright and other rights holders is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use that extends beyond what is authorized by fair use and other statutory exemptions. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item.
Cornell would like to learn more about items in this collection and to hear from individuals or institutions that have any additional information. This collection is funded by an Arts and Sciences Grant to Frederic W. Gleach, Curator of the Anthropology Collections. Please contact him for more information about this collection, or to request permission to use these images.