Mat

Museum number:
2-30964
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1947
Description:
Twilled. Made of split cane. Red, pink, dark brown, and natural elements.
Donor:
Alabama-Coushatta Tribal Council and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Livingston, Polk County, Texas
Verbatim coll. place:
Texas; Polk; Livingston
Culture or time period:
Alabama
Maker or artist:
Maggie Poncho
Collector:
Alabama-Coushatta Tribal Council
Collection date:
September 10, 1964
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Mats (floor coverings)
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1964
Context of use:
Placed on benches surrounding dance ground (obsolete in use). Now used as rugs in homes. Used by men or women spectators of dances, but mainly by men in their special areas (obsolete useage).
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 59.5 centimeters and width 43 centimeters
Comment:
Native name: "itapataka". Remarks: Made by women.
Loans:
S2008-2009 #9a: SFO Museum (February 11, 2009–January 11, 2010)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Mat, accession number 2-30964, described as Twilled. Made of split cane. Red, pink, dark brown, and natural elements.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Mat, accession number 2-30964, described as Twilled. Made of split cane. Red, pink, dark brown, and natural elements.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Mat, accession number 2-30964, described as Twilled. Made of split cane. Red, pink, dark brown, and natural elements.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Mat, accession number 2-30964, described as Twilled. Made of split cane. Red, pink, dark brown, and natural elements.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mat, accession number 2-30964, described as Twilled. Made of split cane. Red, pink, dark brown, and natural elements.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mat, accession number 2-30964, described as Twilled. Made of split cane. Red, pink, dark brown, and natural elements.

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