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Seating mat
Object Number 999-34-50/12888
Display Title Seating mat
Descriptions
Object Description Leather seating mat with terminal trapezoidal decoration, morocco, and extensive red, yellow and blue embroidery
Inventory Description Mat, hide, red and green pigment, embroidered ylw deco, triangular ends
Classification
  • Mat
Department Ethnographic
Date 20th century
Culture
  • Tuareg
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Niger
Additional Geographic Terms North Africa
Materials Hide, Pigment, Cotton thread, Leather
Dimensions Overall: 132 x 96 x 0.7 cm (51 15/16 x 37 13/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 999-34-50/12888
Credit Line Gift of Mark S. Rapoport, MD (MPH '73) and Jane C. Hughes ('69)
Provenance
Collector Mark S. Rapoport (1997 - 12/12/99)
Donor Mark S. Rapoport (1997 - 12/12/99)

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