Metal case suspended needle holder

NameNeedle holder

Artist Artist Not Recorded

DateLate 19th century

Place madeLhasa, Tibet (Tibetan Autonomous Region of China), East Asia, Asia

MediumMetal, silk, coral beads, yak leather

Dimensions13 × 1 3/4 × 1 3/8 in. (33 × 4.5 × 3.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, gift of the Patricia M. Newman Trust, FA.2016.24.20

Object numberFA.2016.24.20

DescriptionThe embossed antique sewing kit has a hand-treated yak leather strap, coral beads, and red silk tassle

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Early 19th century

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Early 20th century

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Mid-late19th century

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Late 19th century

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Mid-late 19th century

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Late 19th - early 20th century

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Mid-20th century

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Probably late 19th century

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Late 19th century

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Early 19th century

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19th century