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Money Bag

Money Bag, 20th century

  • Islamic, Turkish

Silk threads with cotton lining; knotting (macrame)

  • Overall: 4 3/4 × 3 1/2 inches (12.1 × 8.9 cm)

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Betts

73.262

Department

Islamic Art

Details

Mutahhar Serif Basoglu. Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Betts

1973-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Islamic, Turkish, Money Bag, 20th century, silk threads with cotton lining; knotting (macrame). Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Betts, 73.262.

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