currency container; needle case

Small circular leather purse or needle container of the 'tray' type that opens out from its cover, with a tab handle. It is fastened by a green cord knotted through two coral beads and a white metal ornament depicting the vase of long life in openwork. Around the handle are bound three strips of silk: red, pink and cream. An accompanying label reads 'Ladak. Thibet'.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
1976.75
Date
20th century
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 284 mm x 54 mm x 22 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
leather; silk; metal; coral
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
World Gallery > Asia > Himalayas - nomads, food and home
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