needle case

Bell-shaped, flat needle case formed of two panels of orange and gold brocade edged with rows of blue and white cord stitched together on a leather base, the needles being stored between. The case is suspended from a leather strap, which divides into two above the case. Below the case is a blue brocade tab, above a coin of George V dated 1917, below which is a long, thick tassel of cords in purples, reds and orange. Needles would have been brought out by pulling the tab, but the case has been stitched shut.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
2014.144
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 169 mm x 77 mm x 26 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
brocade; thread; leather; dye; metal
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
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