Fiber mat

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Object Number 80-50-50/23073

Display Title Fiber mat

Descriptions

Object Description Mat, woven fiber, red, brown, tan interwoven

Inventory Description Mat, rectangular, plaited, multicolor, with loss, soiling, and some uneven fading

Classification

Department Ethnographic

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Somali Republic

Materials Palm fiber , Dye

Dimensions Overall: 196.2154 × 106.9977 cm (77 1/4 × 42 1/8 in.)

Quantity 1

Provenance

Collector Dr. Charles Pickering (1843-1844)

Donor Donated by Mrs. Charles Pickering

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