light brown/off white linen sack, some parts dirty, stained or discoloured, labelled Omuzhuma. Small pieces of organic material are attached to the material. The bag has an notable hole towards the bottom. empty linen bag used to store omuzhuma 1901-1960
beige linen sack, stained and dirty, with a deteriorated paper label affixed to the front. Handwritten on the front in brown ink is 'Parcel Post. Andrew Smith, Katberg / To Professor Fraser of the Materia Medica Chair, Edinr. University, 13 Drumsheugh Gardens / Edinburgh, / Scotland.' linen bag from G.T Goldie, South Africa, 1894 1894
Great Northern Railway / North Eastern Railway sack. Main section rectangular in shape and bears printed legend "GREAT NORTHER((N) RAILWAY CO. BOSTO(N) 1902.", and stitched to a small portion of a North Eastern Railway sack as a way of effecting a repair. Red printed stripe runs across the foregoing text. Repair section is narrower than main section and leads to a tapering of the entire shape. Crude stitched repairs to holes throughout. Great Central Railway/North Eastern Railway goods sack.