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A black satin pouch which is rectangular in shape, with an opening in the middle of the upper side. It is decorated with floral embroidery in green, orange, yellow and cream thread. It is lined with red cotton or linen. A small rectangular fragment of blue silk sewn on the back.
These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.
The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.
If you have any further information about objects in our collections or can suggest corrections to our information, please contact us: enquiry@horniman.ac.uk
