Shigra bag

Object/Artifact

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BLUE: The TATTER Textile Library

Exterior

Exterior

Name/Title

Shigra bag

Entry/Object ID

2023.2.51

Description

Handwoven shigra bag with indigo and tan geometric patterns. Straps are made of four braided ropes that are tied at the top. Small hole at the center of the bottom.

Collection

Dorothy "Ann" Helm Collection

Category

Bags

Acquisition

Accession

2023.2

Made/Created

Place

Country

Ecuador

Continent

South America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Ecuador

Continent

South America

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

pouches, bags (generic containers)

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Body

Height

22 cm

Dimension Description

Strap

Height

59 cm

Materials

Material

Plant Fiber

Material Notes

There are many local terms for the specific fiber. The used fibers usually belongs to Furcraea or Agave genus.

Color

Tan, Indigo

Location

Box

Box 14

Room

Storage Unit

Research Notes

Notes

Miller, Laura M, Mrill Ingram, Ann Pollard Rowe, and Lynn A Meisch. “Leaf Fibers in Highland Ecuador.” Textile Museum journal 42-43 (2003): 56–75.