Willow bark mat used for beds

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Object Number 88-51-10/50726

Display Title Willow bark mat used for beds

Descriptions

Inventory Description Mat, woven fiber and fabric strips, fringed edge, cotton ties one edge

Classification

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Yuma

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

North America / United States / California

Additional Geographic Terms California, southern

Materials Fiber, Cotton, Wool

Dimensions Overall: 122 x 109 x 1 cm (48 1/16 x 42 15/16 x 3/8 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 50726

Provenance

Collector Dr. Edward Palmer

Exchange participant Smithsonian Institution (1888)

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