Description:
Small, lightweight bag. Cotton appliqué navy blue pattern with embroidery on one side. Blue and white couching pattern on front and back. Thin blue rope used as a strap. It appears that the bag contains no method of closure. The inside reveals the bast fiber (bark fiber) used in traditional Ainu textiles.

Tags:
missionaries

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