envelope (containers); wrapper (container)

A pink gift envelope, a white envelope and a cellophane wrapper. The gift envelope is made of a textured, pink paper with decoration of a floral patterned, pink and red paper. There is some decorative pink, bronze, red, green and white wire under which there is some slips of white paper with black and gold inscriptions. There is a white envelope with a red strip on one edge and an inscription on one side. There is also a cellophane wrapper with an inscription, diagram and instructions printed on the back.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
2006.399
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 190 mm x 114 mm x 19 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
paper; metal; plastic
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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