Man's bag
1860–80
Object PlaceShan, Myanmar (Burma)
Medium/TechniqueCotton, seeds (Job's Tears), natural dyes; plain weave; discontinuous supplementary weft patterning, embroidered
DimensionsOverall (Includes shoulder strap and fringe): 77 x 22 x 1.5 cm (30 5/16 x 8 11/16 x 9/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Walter Bushell
Accession number1981.275
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ProvenanceCollected by Walter Bushell, a Baptist missionary to Burma, between 1860 and 1880; gift to MFA on June 10, 1981
Early 20th century
1860–80
about 1960
early 20th century
19th or early 20th century
19th or early 20th century
19th century
late 19th to early 20th century
19th–20th century
19th century