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Hearst Museum object titled Fiber mat, accession number 5-13440, described as Dol-Beh., Kenya, Gob Dogo, Rendille. Summer, 1977. 5-13440, acc no. 3332. Orig. No. 83. File code: 4.1 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: Jean Colvin. Materials, techniques: Sisal stripped into fibers which are bound at top and part way down in back. Strap at either end braided. Context of use: Tied onto house- built up overlapping other mats. Description: House mat- fibers separated into multiple bundles and tied with series of horizontal strands. L=86 cm. W=123 cm. References: for additional information see field sheets in acc. env.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Mat, accession number 5-14574, described as Prayer mat, "mswala." Woven straw, elliptical with borders of dark purple, purple, checkered black, checkered purple, green, and brown. A row of triangular designs is located at center. Length 1.56 meters, width 85 centimeters. Made from Ukindu type of leaves obtained from trees that look like palm trees or dome trees. Made by women of Waswahili and is used by men and women for performing prayers on 5 times a day at home. The mat must face the Oiba. Obtained by Waswahili from Tanzania and Vanga and by the Wasini in Kenya.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Mat, accession number 5-14189, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Mat, accession number 5-13125, described as Ichang., Kenya, Basuba, Boni. August, 1975. 5-13125, acc no. 3174. File code: 4.1 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: University appropriation. Materials, techniques: Made from leaves of Duom Palm- colored elements are dyed black by boiling in water with leaves of Maut plant. Context of use: Made by women and used by all for sleeping mat- placed on top of bed. Most common pattern is zig-zag representing track of a snake or track of small animal cross-hatch. Description: Mat- Duom palm leaves woven in alternating bands of 4 element plain braid with 5 element float dark elements alternate 2, dark, 3 light, 3 dark, 5 light, 2 dark, 3 light, 2 dark, 9 light. No dark elements in border on one side. L. 195 cm. x w. 87 cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Mat, accession number 5-14188, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Mat, accession number 5-14206, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Mat of sticks, accession number 5-13682, described as EIL-LAL- "down mat"., Kenya; Gob Dogo (village); Rendille. Summer, 1978. 5-13682, acc no. 3433. Orig. No. 71b. File code: 4.1 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: Jean Colvin. Materials, techniques: Palm branches and camel leather. Palm tronce is stripped and stems tied with camel leather strips. Context of use: Made by girls or married women. *Used for floor mat inside hut. Also used during birth- women lies directly so that during delivery blood can flow through. At night is covered by sleeping mat. Description: Mat; stick tied together by narrow leather straps. L=1.5M. W=79 cm. Reference: for additional information, please see field sheet #JC 71.
Hearst Museum object titled Mat strip, accession number 5-13127d, no description available.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Sleeping mat, accession number 5-13126, described as Ichang., Kenya, Basuba, Boni. August, 1975. 5-13126, acc no. 3174. File code: 4.1 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: University appropriation. Materials, techniques: Made from leaves of Duom Palm- colored elements are dyed black by boiling in water with leaves of Maut plant. Context of use: Made by women and used by all for sleeping mat- placed on top of bed. Most common pattern is zig-zag representing track of a snake or track of small animal cross-hatch. Description: Mat- Duom palm leaves woven in plate weave with alternating dark and light elements producing a zig-zag pattern. No dark elements in border. (10 cm) L. 220 cm/ w=92.5 cm.

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