Object Number | 85-24-20 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Thai | Buddhist |
Provenience | Thailand | Bangkok |
Date Made | 1900-1985 |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Cloth |
Inscription Language | Thai Language |
Description | A monk's bag with a passage in Pali language (Thai type-script) embroidered with yellow thread: guṇvā cāttano guṇa/คุณฺวา จาตฺตโน คุณ (a variation of a citation from the Pali Canon guṇavā cāttano guṇaṃ, meaning "the virtuous ones should maintain their virtues", possibly a motto of a monastery). The bag is made of an orange-brown fabric. Yellow embroidered inscription below white, red and green embroidered water lilies. |
Length | 64 cm |
Width | 35.5 cm |
Credit Line | Museum Purchase, 1985 |
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