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Object Number
991-5-50/12379
Display Title
Floor mat
Descriptions
Object Description
Oblong, woven floor covering, tan color with four bands of thread binding at five equally spaced sections
Inventory Description
Woven fiber mat, parallel bands of twine
Classification
- Mat
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Zulu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
South Africa
Additional Geographic Terms
Inanda seminary
Materials
Fiber, Twine, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 47.5 x 10.2 x 7.1 cm (18 11/16 x 4 x 2 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
991-5-50/12379
Provenance
Collector
Minnie Carter
(1914 - 1959)
Donor
Margaret Warner
(1957 - 2/21/1991)
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