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Sleeping mat of fine natural fibres. Design of red and black intersecting lines.
Sleeping mat of fine natural fibres. Design of red and black intersecting lines.
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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