1993.37.40 (Bag)

Shopping bag, loosely woven cotton, Hand blocked printed. Same design on both sides. A black house outline is in the center, two lions on the roof. They are "blocked" a rust-brown color. Under each lion's middle is Arabic writing. The profile of a man for the head of the bird is suspended above the other figures in the print. This design is blue, brown & yellow in color. A person who seems to be a king-of-sorts is seated in a blue, brown & yellow chair & is wearing a hat of the same colors. The cape is brown, the robe he's wearing is blue and brown. He holds a yellow sword. Another man is presenting a lion cub to him. He's wearing a brown garment, covered with a blue cape, brown hat, beard, blue boots. On either side of the house structure are on a higher level than the man presenting the cub. On the right is a brown paisley, the length of the bag decorated on inside with blue flowers & bordered with blue flowers. It sits on a flowery pedestal. The bottom of the bag is a black border of alternating 6-pointed stars on light background with 6-petaled flowers on black trapezoids. Dots are at the top & bottom of these designs. Color: BK,BR,ML

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