Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2006-0003-0010 | |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Mat | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Tahitian or Samoan | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Society Islands or Samoa | |
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| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1900-1905 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Split pandanus fibers; Dyes | |
| Description | Rectangular floor mat woven as two separate mats that were then joined together back to back and stitched together along the edges with thread to form a double-layered mat, and a supplementary selvage added to cover the selvages of the individual mats and join them together; Both mats are woven in a diagonal plaiting technique, using natural and dyed pandanus strips as both warp and weft; Top mat shows a large undecorated center, framed by a narrow border that includes floral arrangements in each corner and two smaller pairs of stars and floral bouquets along each side, with all motifs joined by a stylized vine motif; Designs are woven in dyed-red pandanus with dyed yellow-gold accents on flowers, all on a plain undyed background; All four edges of mat are framed by a second border of contiguous cross-hatched triangles, also in red; Lower mat shows a bold plaid pattern in natural and dyed red and black, and yellow fibers; The top mat on this example and on CAS 2006-0003-0009 are virtually identical except for the smaller motifs along the sides of the inner border, suggesting that both mats were probably woven by the same person. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 122.5, Length = 210.0 | |