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Floor mat
Object Number 991-5-50/12381
Display Title Floor mat
Descriptions
Object Description Oblong woven floor covering; dark tan color with four bands of thread binding at five equally spaced sections
Inventory Description Woven fiber mat, parallel bands of twine, decorative squares 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: 45.9 x 30.5 x 1.5 cm (18 1/16 x 12 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 991-5-50/12381
Provenance
Collector Minnie Carter (1914 - 1957)
Donor Margaret Warner (1957 - 2/21/1991)

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