Mat

Museum number:
2-45968
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2521
Description:
Probably rye grass (Elymus mollis) and cotton thread; round; plain twining; 3 rows of black material near edge, 2 rows below.
Donor:
San Mateo County Historical Association
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Aleut
Collector:
Mr. Littlejohn
Collection date:
ca. 1888
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Mats (floor coverings)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
1969
Context of use:
Place mat, made for commercial sales" (fide Lydia Black, 1982).
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
diameter 24 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Mat, accession number 2-45968, described as Probably rye grass (Elymus mollis) and cotton thread; round; plain twining; 3 rows of black material near edge, 2 rows below.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mat, accession number 2-45968, described as Probably rye grass (Elymus mollis) and cotton thread; round; plain twining; 3 rows of black material near edge, 2 rows below.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mat, accession number 2-45968, described as Probably rye grass (Elymus mollis) and cotton thread; round; plain twining; 3 rows of black material near edge, 2 rows below.

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