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Catalog Number CAS 1991-0004-0019   CAS 1991-0004-0019; Shoulder bag
Category Textiles
Object Name Shoulder bag
Culture Phami Akha
Global Region Southeast Asia
Country Thailand
State/Prov./Dist. Chaing Rai
County
Other Geographic Data Village: Dag Akha
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1970s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Cotton; Silver (metal) and glass beads; Indigo and other dyes
Description Man's or woman's shoulder bag of hand woven, indigo-dyed fabric, decorated on front with bands of cross-stitch embroidery, 3 short strands of glass beads across midsection, silver beads along sides, and glass bead and cotton fringe on lower corners.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 32.0, Thickness = 0.7, Length = 25.0