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Object Number
999-34-50/12881
Display Title
Mat
Descriptions
Object Description
Reed mat woven with extensive black and red leather decoration of zigzags, checks, stars, wide borders
Inventory Description
Reed mat, multicolor leather/string geo. design, long leftover fringes on back
Classification
- Mat
Department
Ethnographic
Date
20th century
Culture
- Tuareg
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Niger
Additional Geographic Terms
North Africa
Dimensions
Overall: 80.4 x 43.4 x 1.1 cm (31 5/8 x 17 1/16 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
999-34-50/12881 & Reed mat; Tuareg
Credit Line
Gift of Mark S. Rapoport, MD (MPH '73) and Jane C. Hughes ('69)
Provenance
Collector
Mark S. Rapoport
(1996 - 12/12/99)
Donor
Mark S. Rapoport
(1996 - 12/12/99)
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