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Object Number
39-17-70/1348
Display Title
Natural fibre sleeping mat with geometric design of red and black
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Mat, flat, rectangular, woven rattan, geometric patterns, black and red patterns on natural fiber, triangular and square motifs, edges stitched with plant fiber, overlapped plant fiber backing
Classification
- Mat
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Besarese
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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Dutch New Guinea
/
<State>
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Kamwa
Materials
Rattan , Plant fiber , Dye
Dimensions
Overall: 55.4 × 152.6 × 0.8 cm (21 13/16 × 60 1/16 × 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-17-70/1348
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