Woven grass samples

Museum number:
5-13127a-d
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210513127a@2dd
Description:
Mat/basket preparation materials. (a) undyed strips of duom palm leaf tied in small bundle, 70 cm x 3 cm. (b) dyed strips of duom palm leaf tied in small bundle, 75 cm x 3 cm. (c) beginning strip of basket - plaited weave w/ 3 dark elements alternating with 6 light elements w. 3 cm s 97 cm. (d) mat strip - alternating bands of plaited weave and 4-element float. Occasional dark elements - unfinished. L. 110 cm x 9 cm.
Collection place:
Basuba, Kenya
Culture or time period:
Aweer people
Object type:
(not specified)
Object class:
Plaited weaving
Function:
8.3 For Manufacturing
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Woven grass samples, accession number 5-13127a-d, described as Mat/basket preparation materials. (a) undyed strips of duom palm leaf tied in small bundle, 70 cm x 3 cm. (b) dyed strips of duom palm leaf tied in small bundle, 75 cm x 3 cm. (c) beginning strip of basket - plaited weave w/ 3 dark elements alternating with 6 light elements w. 3 cm s 97 cm. (d) mat strip - alternating bands of plaited weave and 4-element float. Occasional dark elements - unfinished. L. 110 cm x 9 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Woven grass samples, accession number 5-13127a-d, described as Mat/basket preparation materials. (a) undyed strips of duom palm leaf tied in small bundle, 70 cm x 3 cm. (b) dyed strips of duom palm leaf tied in small bundle, 75 cm x 3 cm. (c) beginning strip of basket - plaited weave w/ 3 dark elements alternating with 6 light elements w. 3 cm s 97 cm. (d) mat strip - alternating bands of plaited weave and 4-element float. Occasional dark elements - unfinished. L. 110 cm x 9 cm.

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