Mat

Museum number:
18-1105
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3313
Description:
Mat: partially completed sitting mat. Plaited, patterned, dyed and natural (pandanus?). Completed portion of mat, approximately 62 cm x 30 cm. Colors: natural, purple, red/purple and green. This specimen made to demonstrate various steps in production. Edges are labeled as follows: A. âkepalaâ (type of edge) B. âsisik,â finished and trimmed egde with both layers interwoven. C. âlapis,â partly finished edge with only one layer turned. Cost in U.S. dollars: 2.08
Donor:
Donald H. Lambert and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Kampung Pesagi, Pahang, Malaysia
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Plaited weaving
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Mat, accession number 18-1105, described as Mat: partially completed sitting mat. Plaited, patterned, dyed and natural (pandanus?). Completed portion of mat, approximately 62 cm x 30 cm. Colors: natural, purple, red/purple and green. This specimen made to demonstrate various steps in production. Edges are labeled as follows: A. âkepalaâ (type of edge) B. âsisik,â finished and trimmed egde with both layers interwoven. C. âlapis,â partly finished edge with only one layer turned. Cost in U.S. dollars: 2.08
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mat, accession number 18-1105, described as Mat: partially completed sitting mat. Plaited, patterned, dyed and natural (pandanus?). Completed portion of mat, approximately 62 cm x 30 cm. Colors: natural, purple, red/purple and green. This specimen made to demonstrate various steps in production. Edges are labeled as follows: A. âkepalaâ (type of edge) B. âsisik,â finished and trimmed egde with both layers interwoven. C. âlapis,â partly finished edge with only one layer turned. Cost in U.S. dollars: 2.08

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