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Object Number
00-8-70/55496
Display Title
Hibiscus fibre stained for mat embroidery, etc.
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Floral strips, dyed dark brown, skein
Classification
- Floral
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Marshall Islands
/
Ralik Chain
/
Jaluit Atoll
Materials
Plant fiber, Dye
Dimensions
Overall: 5.5 x 8.3 x 8.4 cm (2 3/16 x 3 1/4 x 3 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
55496
Provenance
Collector
Alexander Agassiz
(01/1900)
Collector
Dr. William McMichael Woodworth
(01/1900)
Collector
U.S. Fish Commission Ship Albatross Expedition
(01/1900)
Donor
Donated by
Alexander Agassiz
(1900)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99-12-70/53556 | Mat of hibiscus fibre |
Mat
|
Samoa
| |
| 00-8-70/55531 | Hibiscus fibre dress |
Dress
|
Wotje Atoll
| |
| 99-15-70/53854 | Mat of hibiscus fibre |
Mat
|
Samoa
| |
| 35-69-70/321 | Hibiscus fibre mat - large |
Mat
|
Samoa
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 2004.24.2594 | Samoan girl with hibiscus fibre mats |
Samoa
| ||
| 00-8-70/55497 | Bone needle and hibiscus fibre for matworking |
Needle
|
Jaluit Atoll
| |
| 00-8-70/55693 | Hibiscus mat girdle |
Skirt
|
Taritari Island
| |
| 00-8-70/55695 | Hibiscus mat girdle |
Woven
|
Taritari Island
| |
| 00-8-70/55694 | Hibiscus mat girdle |
Skirt
|
Taritari Island
| |
| 00-8-70/55692 | Hibiscus mat girdle |
Skirt
|
Taritari Island
| |
| 00-36-20/C2798 | 23 flaked flints in leaf wrapper with hibiscus fibre cord |
Tools
|
Mexico
| |
| 01-7-70/56673 | Dance skirt of hibiscus fibre |
Skirt
|
Samoa
|