Bare ni uninga

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Bare ni uninga. Pillow case. This is a hand embroidered pillow case. It is rectangular in shape and flat in form when laid out. It has been constructed from two rectangular sheets of white woven cotton material. An opening has been left on one of the short sides and finished with a machine stitch. One surface of the pillow case features an array of hand embroidery. The embroidered areas consist of three lines of text in blue that reads, 'With love to Mr Cropp.R. From ______'. Two large decorative flower motifs in purple, green, lime, red, yellow and pink satin stitched embroidery feature on either side of the text.

Accession number: 2014.18.14 Last Update: 5 May 2025
Other Name

Pillowcase

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Accession Number

2014.18.14

Accession Date

12 Mar 2014

Other Id

55623 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

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Bare ni uninga, 2014.18.14, 55623, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 16 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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