Woven mat

Museum number:
5-14963
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4209
Description:
Mat: small rectangular mat from raffia palm leaves; fringed on two longer edges. Mat used as money and sometimes clothing. Length 57.3 cm. Width 42.5 cm. (fringe included)
Donor:
Laurent Bermudez and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Madagascar
Verbatim coll. place:
Madagascar; Betsiko
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
7.4 Non-issued Media of Exchange, Symbolic Valuables, and Associated Containers
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Woven mat, accession number 5-14963, described as Mat: small rectangular mat from raffia palm leaves; fringed on two longer edges. Mat used as money and sometimes clothing. Length 57.3 cm. Width 42.5 cm. (fringe included)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Woven mat, accession number 5-14963, described as Mat: small rectangular mat from raffia palm leaves; fringed on two longer edges. Mat used as money and sometimes clothing. Length 57.3 cm. Width 42.5 cm. (fringe included)

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