2008 Antique Printed Textile Betel Nut Bag from Sri Lanka
A printed betel nut bag with deep red dye (probably natural dye)
A long cloth white bag with a floral & vine print.
Coarse thick cloth.
This was displayed in an antique store along with two others. This one caught ,my attention for two reasons: a) the shape resembled the bag seen in "The Herb Picker" an antique textile in the Karun Thakar collection. b) the amazing color
The locals say that such bags were used for betel nuts ..but bags could be used for anything.
Collected on a field visit to a remote village in Sri Lanka.
Hand stitched and sparingly used.
Age unknown but may be from the early 1900s
59 cm x 21 cm
23.2 x 8.3 inches
RARE
Frame it and add it to your home-museum collection.
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IMPORTANT NOTE
This item has spent a lifetime being used for the purpose of its creation with the original artist/user. Signs of this life lived heartily must be expected on the piece in the form of stains, thread loss, loose threads, holes, tears, color run, repairs and other imperfections. Therefore the condition must be assumed to be “not” perfect. More photos of such imperfections will be provided on request.
