Originally a bag

Name/Title

Originally a bag

Entry/Object ID

2023.3.387

Description

Originally made into a bag, but cut apart to sell, probably because there were chakras to sell and this could have been offered to a dealer with other chakras from the village. It was a time of drought and dealers visited the villages to buy whatever was available to sell.

Acquisition

Accession

2023.3

Source or Donor

Vickie Elson

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Vickie Elson

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown Maker

Time Period

Early to mid-20th Century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

India

Culture/Tribe

Wagadia

Dimensions

Width

26.5 cm

Length

28 cm

Material

Mirror, Cotton, Silk thread, Beads

Provenance

Notes

Gift of Vickie Elson. Donated to Tracing Patterns Foundation in 2023.