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Finely woven palmetto mat
Finely woven palmetto mat
Object Number 47-44-50/6147
Display Title Finely woven palmetto mat
Descriptions
Inventory Description Mat, woven vegetable fiber, rolled, bound edges, parallel ridged seams
Classification
  • Mat
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Inhambane
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Mozambique
Additional Geographic Terms Portuguese East Africa: Inhambane, vicinity of
Materials Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 94.4 x 12.3 x 18 cm (37 3/16 x 4 13/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-44-50/6147

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