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moena pawehe (mat from sedge fiber)
moena pawehe (mat from sedge fiber)
Object Number 86-13-70/38939
Display Title moena pawehe (mat from sedge fiber)
Descriptions
Object Description Niihau mat, made of rush of superior quality.
Inventory Description Mat, woven vegetable fiber, brown/natural geo design, rectangular, rips
Classification
  • Mat
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / United States / Hawaii
Materials Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 217 x 12.7 cm (85 7/16 x 5 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 38939
Provenance
Collector William Tufts Brigham (October 1886)
Donor William Tufts Brigham (October 1886)

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