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Object Number
39-17-70/1351
Display Title
Sleeping mat of fine natural fibres. Design of red and black intersecting lines.
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Mat, woven fiber, rectangular, flat, two mats stitched together, fiber stitching at exterior edge, one side with intersecting red and black lines, other side with striped and geometric design in red, black, purple
Classification
- Mat
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Besarese
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Indonesia
/
Western New Guinea
/
Irian Jaya
Additional Geographic Terms
Kamwa island
Materials
Pandanus Leaf Fiber , Dye , Bast Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 179.7054 × 65.5 × 1 cm (70 3/4 × 25 13/16 × 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-17-70/1351
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