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Catalog Number

CAS 2000-0008-0020   CAS 2000-0008-0020; Sleeping mat
Category Textiles
Object Name Sleeping mat
Culture Melanesian: ni-Vanuatu
Global Region Oceania
Country Vanuatu (New Hebrides)
State/Prov./Dist.
County
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