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Object Number 2016.14.44
Display Title Decorative mat
Descriptions
Object Description Decorative mat with 3 panels of geometric patterns, narrow purple border bands, 2 ties
Inventory Description Mat, cane sticks, woven together with five rows of purple fiber, three of which are four centimeters wide with linear patterns. braided cordage attached, one broken
Classification
  • Mat
Department Ethnographic
Date 1962-1964 or earlier
Culture
  • Bahima
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms Ankole Kingdom
Dimensions Overall: 49 × 84 × 0.6 cm (19 5/16 × 33 1/16 × 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2016.14.44
Credit Line Gift of Elizabeth Hopkins
Provenance
Collector Dr. Elizabeth Hopkins (1962-1964)
Donor Donated by Dr. Elizabeth Hopkins (6/30/2016)

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