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Start Over Object type ethnography Taxon Typha latifolia Accession number Acc.4789
Hearst Museum object titled Back cushion, accession number 9-23019, described as Narrow rectangular back cushion woven from cattail ("gama") with wide shoulder straps that narrows slightly at bottom. Straps are attached to lower half of back cushion via cordage. Braided horizontally in continuous pattern that extends entire length of cushion and through shoulder straps. Untwisted straw braided in single plait forms thick, rounded seams along the left and right edges, with cotton rags of various colors tied at equal intervals along this seam. length - 26", width - 10", thickness - 1

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