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Beaded bag, dark blue and white
Beaded bag, dark blue and white
Object Number 2016.14.7
Display Title Beaded bag, dark blue and white
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bag, twisted cordage drawstring, round base, covered with black fabric, black cotton fabric body, covered with white and blue beads, zig zag pattern
Classification
  • Pouch
Department Ethnographic
Date 1962-1964 or earlier
Culture
  • Bahima
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms Ankole Kingdom
Materials Glass beads Cotton fabric cotton cordage Thread
Dimensions Overall: 11 × 10.1 × 10 cm (4 5/16 × 4 × 3 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2016.14.7
Credit Line Gift of Elizabeth Hopkins
Provenance
Collector Dr. Elizabeth Hopkins (1962-1964)
Donor Donated by Dr. Elizabeth Hopkins (6/30/2016)

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