Mat

Museum number:
5-3428
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050003428
Alternate number:
B-105 (previous number (Bascom’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.1807
Description:
Raffia Mat, Ibibio, Ikot-Ekpene;. Light ground with a series of connected, elongated diamonds; orange edges and black decoration; fringed. 17.75” X 12.25 “.
Donor:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Ikot-Ekpene, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Nigeria; Ikot-Ekpene; Ibibio
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Mats (floor coverings)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
1963
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Comment:
PAHMA Storage Loc: U-7-4
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Mat, accession number 5-3428, described as Raffia Mat, Ibibio, Ikot-Ekpene;. Light ground with a series of connected, elongated diamonds; orange edges and black decoration; fringed. 17.75” X 12.25 “.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Mat, accession number 5-3428, described as Raffia Mat, Ibibio, Ikot-Ekpene;. Light ground with a series of connected, elongated diamonds; orange edges and black decoration; fringed. 17.75” X 12.25 “.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mat, accession number 5-3428, described as Raffia Mat, Ibibio, Ikot-Ekpene;. Light ground with a series of connected, elongated diamonds; orange edges and black decoration; fringed. 17.75” X 12.25 “.

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