Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0477-0021 | |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Mat | |
| Culture | Micronesian: Marshallese | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Marshall Islands | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Majuro Atoll | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Island: Majuro; Namdrik Atoll | |
| Maker's Name | Matlina Swain (died ca. 2009) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1977 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Pandanus leaves, Dyed hibiscus fibers; Cotton (/) thread | |
| Description | Nearly square mat woven of narrow strips of pandanus and dyed hibiscus fibers and primarily in simple (1/1) plaiting technique, with variations of the plaiting sequence in the design bands; Center area of mat is plain and woven entirely of natural colored pandanus leaves; Interior decorative double-faced border (designs are same on both faces, but colors are reverse) frames all four edges of mat and is woven of natural colored pandanus leaves and dyed reddish brown hibiscus fibers; Outer border is woven entirely of natural colored pandanus leaves, partially overlaid with dyed black hibiscus fibers that form the design; Juncture between inner and outer borders is overlaid with narrow band on both faces woven of natural colored pandanus leaves, partially overlaid with dyed purple hibiscus fibers that form the design, the entire bands then sewn to the underlying mat with white thread. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 52.5, Length = 53.0 | |