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Embroiderers' Guild of WA Textile Museum > Records

BEADWORK, BAG

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c. 1960 - 1969

Overview

In the 1960s, the English Pop Music rock band THE BEATLES was a musical phenomena. Following the well publicised tour of India in 1968, they popularised wooden beads as jewellery and on costume. Hand-made wooden beaded hand bags of ethnic-hippie style became popular accessories.

This semi-circular bag covered with large round and oblong black/dark navy wooden beads, lined with dark blue silk, a zip closure and wooden bead handle.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-78-VC2000.300

Width

240 mm

Height or length

180 mm

Year

Last modified

Monday, 18 August, 2025

Completeness

72

Embroiderers' Guild of WA Textile Museum

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