Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2000-0008-0020 | |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Sleeping mat | |
| Culture | Melanesian: ni-Vanuatu | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Vanuatu (New Hebrides) | |
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| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 2000 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Pandanus strips; Commercial dye | |
| Description | Rectangular sleeping mat woven entirely of pandanus strips in plaiting technique; Warps and wefts are folded over along all four sides and woven back into mat; Two rows of small holes are also woven into mat along either end by changing direction of several warp and weft fibers; Textural designs are created by varying the order in which warps and wefts are interwoven (1/1; 5/5; and 2/2); Additional all-over diamond network pattern is woven in dyed (pink and green) pandanus strips. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 108.5, Length = 230.0 | |