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Floor mat
Object Number 991-5-50/12380
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: 50.8 x 33 x 2.1 cm (20 x 13 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 991-5-50/12380
Provenance
Collector Minnie Carter (1914 - 1957)
Donor Margaret Warner (1957 - 2/21/1991)

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