Mat

Museum number:
5-13741
Permalink:
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Description:
Mat: raffia; plain weave and pile weave; natural ground, dark brown (or black?) and straw-colored motifs; length 22.25 x 21.5 inches; concentric diamonds with bands, top and bottom, vertical columns of spots; hemmed on four sides, but hem turned toward face, top and bottom.
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Mats (floor coverings)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Mat, accession number 5-13741, described as Mat: raffia; plain weave and pile weave; natural ground, dark brown (or black?) and straw-colored motifs; length 22.25 x 21.5 inches; concentric diamonds with bands, top and bottom, vertical columns of spots; hemmed on four sides, but hem turned toward face, top and bottom.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mat, accession number 5-13741, described as Mat: raffia; plain weave and pile weave; natural ground, dark brown (or black?) and straw-colored motifs; length 22.25 x 21.5 inches; concentric diamonds with bands, top and bottom, vertical columns of spots; hemmed on four sides, but hem turned toward face, top and bottom.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mat, accession number 5-13741, described as Mat: raffia; plain weave and pile weave; natural ground, dark brown (or black?) and straw-colored motifs; length 22.25 x 21.5 inches; concentric diamonds with bands, top and bottom, vertical columns of spots; hemmed on four sides, but hem turned toward face, top and bottom.

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