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Man's bag (n' hype)
Burmese (Kachin)
British colonial rule
late 19th or early 20th century
Object Place: Kachin District, (Myanmar) Burma
Medium/Technique
Cotton warp-faced plain-weave ground, wool embroidery and counched thread, tassels and fringe
Dimensions
Overall (Includes tassels and fringe): 68 x 25 x 3.5 cm (26 3/4 x 9 13/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Alfred M. Tozzer
Accession Number36.365
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionSquare-shaped indigo-blue cotton bag with long, red floating wool threads couched on one side of the bag and an overall repeating design of swastika motifs in red, orange, white and blue on the other side. Along each side of the bag is a wide band of interlocking geometric motifs in red and white that extends to create a strap at the top. There are three red tassels along the top opening on one side of the bag and long red fringe along the bottom edge.
ProvenancePurchased by MFA on July 7, 1936