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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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ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceCollected by Walter Bushell, a Baptist missionary to Burma, between 1860 and 1880; gift to MFA on June 10, 1981