Mat: straw mat with fringe made from six segments joined both horizontally and vertically; each segment folded in half, horizontally, where joined; made from raffia palm leaves; edges on one side meet unevenly. Mat used as money and sometimes clothing. Length 75 m. Width 46.9 cm. (fringe included)
Donor:
Laurent Bermudez and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Madagascar
Verbatim coll. place:
Madagascar; Betsiko
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Mats (floor coverings)
Function:
7.4 Non-issued Media of Exchange, Symbolic Valuables, and Associated Containers