Man's shoulder bag

Early 20th century

Object PlaceShan, Myanmar (Burma)

Medium/TechniqueSilk, natural dyes, seeds (Job's Tears); warp-face plain weave, discontinous supplementary weft patterning, embroidered

DimensionsL x W: 23.5 x 20.5 cm (9 1/4 x 8 1/16 in. )

Credit LineGift of Miss Eleanor E. Barry

Accession number53.2336

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ProvenanceThis bag was brought by Miss Emily H. Payne from the Burma Hill Tribes early in the twentieth century. She was a missionary.

1860–80

1860–80

1900–25

about 1960

19th century

19th–20th century

19th or early 20th century

19th or early 20th century

early 20th century

Late 19th century to early 20th century

late 19th to early 20th century

1900–25