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Mat
Object Number 38-48-70/909
Display Title Mat
Descriptions
Object Description Woven fiber mat - plain with fringe
Inventory Description Fabric, woven vegetable fiber, fringed, folded, buff
Classification
  • Fabric
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / United States / Hawaii / Hawaii County
Materials Vegetable fiber, Palm leaf
Dimensions Overall: 35.5 x 42 x 4.1 cm (14 x 16 9/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 38-48-70/909
Provenance
Collector Mrs. Iretta Hight Retan (1890 ca. - May 16, 1938)
Donor Mrs. Iretta Hight Retan (1890 ca. - May 16, 1938)

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