Mat

Museum number:
9-63
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Accession number:
Acc.172
Description:
Mat; finely woven mat of straw in plainweave with transverse design bands in black and tan and complex design bands in weft brocade; principal design band composed of a coiled snake, birds and diamonds in black and tan; several minor design bands, also in weft brocade, are elaborate diamonds; straw tassel in each corner
Donor:
Zelia Nuttall
Collection place:
Sri Lanka (Ceylon)
Verbatim coll. place:
Ceylon
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Straw (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Coiled weaving
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Mat, accession number 9-63, described as Mat; finely woven mat of straw in plainweave with transverse design bands in black and tan and complex design bands in weft brocade; principal design band composed of a coiled snake, birds and diamonds in black and tan; several minor design bands, also in weft brocade, are elaborate diamonds; straw tassel in each corner
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mat, accession number 9-63, described as Mat; finely woven mat of straw in plainweave with transverse design bands in black and tan and complex design bands in weft brocade; principal design band composed of a coiled snake, birds and diamonds in black and tan; several minor design bands, also in weft brocade, are elaborate diamonds; straw tassel in each corner

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