Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2013-0006-0076 | |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Mat | |
| Culture | Micronesian: Chuukese | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Federated States of Micronesia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Chuuk (Truk) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Atoll: Lekinioch, Mortlocks region, Caroline Islands | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1965 | |
| Collection Name | Richmond Collection (Chuuk Islands) | |
| Materials | Pandanus leaves: Dye from carbon paper | |
| Description | Sleeping mat woven entirely of natural and dyed pandanus leaves in an under one / over one plaiting technique; Both warps and wefts run diagonally, turning at the ends and sides to form self selvages; Some of the fiber ends are twisted along the ends and braided to form an additional reinforcing band, which also continues along the sides, several cm in from the edges; Secondary weft fibers are dyed purple and woven in an overlay pattern to form multiple concentric borders, including straight and rectilinear borders and a wide border comprising composite squares framing all four edges of the mat; Center area of mat is plain, as is the reverse face; According to donor, the purple dye was derived from office carbon paper, and quality and style of this mat are both typical of the weaving from the Mortlocks Region. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 111.2, Length = ca. 202.0 | |