Rectangular sitting mat, constructed from grass stems bound together with cotton threads. [EH [OPS Move] 3/7/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Rectangular sitting mat, constructed from grass stems bound together with cotton threads. [EH [OPS Move] 3/7/2017]
Long description: Rectangular sitting mat, constructed from grass stems bound together with cotton threads that run longitudinally down the mat. The threads are grouped in fours, creating three columns, with the exception of the two outermost groups which are three threads. Some of the grass stems in the central columns created by the threads have been crossed over to create patterns of x shapes. [EH [OPS Move] 3/7/2017]
Geographical reference: South Africa
Africa > Southern Africa > South Africa; KwaZulu / Natal Drakensberg Mountains
Person: Field collector Mervyn Aubrey Jaspan; PRM source Mervyn Aubrey Jaspan
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1949
Date collected: By 1949
Acquisition information: Donated: 1949
Materials and processes: Material Grass Stem Plant, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Process Bound, Process Woven, Process Basketry
Dimensions: Width: max 815 mm, Depth: max 4 mm, Length: max 1195 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1949.10.55