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''Containers made of cloth or leather.''
==Introduction==
Birka, Sweden (---) 52 bags/pouches were found in 47 graves. 18 men, 15 women, 2 children, 8 unknown and 4 double graves. If metal fittings were found it was determined to be a bag, no metal means it was a pouch. Of those analysed, 28 were made of cow leather, 3 calf and 2 goat leather and 5 were tanned with alum. [GRASLUND 1984]<br>
==Drawstring or tagged pouches==
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== Satchels ==
''A large bag of cloth or textile suspended from a strap worn over the shoulder''{{Guide1|4|Optional}}<br>
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== Birka Wallet ==
''This type of bag is a folded wallet with multiple compartments on the inside. They were decorated with strips of gold plated leather, which was woven through the leather to form a checker board pattern. Along the edges were gold plated loops, 0.7cm long and 0.5cm wide.''[GRASLUND 1984]{{Guide2|3|Allowable[Ve]|1|Unacceptable}}<br>This type of bag is so far unique to Birka, Sweden.[GRASLUND 1984]<br>
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* Birka, Sweden. 4 definite and 20 possible examples of this type of bag were found in 23 graves at Birka. 7 were in men’s graves, 6 with women, 1 child, 6 unknown and 3 double graves. 16 contained coins. Two (BJ 808, 965) had fur on the inside. [GRASLUND 1984]
* Frisia. A folded pouch was found in Roswinkel, Holland containing C9th coins, and has some similarities to those found in Birka.[GRASLUND 1984:P.145]
The position of the pouch in the grave suggests they were carried inside the clothing, not on the belt. Where dateable, they are from the JBS.[GRASLUND 1984]
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== Lyre Shaped Bag ==
''This type of bag has a lyre shaped metal edging around the lid and a cross bar along the top with suspension hoops.''[GRAESLUND 1984]{{Guide2|3|Allowable[Ve]|1|Unacceptable}}<br>
[[File:Lyre_Bag.jpg|thumb|One of the Birka lyre shaped bags]]
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== Bags With Metal Lids ==
''The large lid of this type of bag is decorated with metal fittings or entirely covered in metal.''[GRASLUND 1984]{{Guide2|3|Allowable[Ve]|1|Unacceptable}}<br>
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==References==
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