- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Matting needle.
- Geographical reference
- Cultural groups
- Japanese
- Person
- Field collector Unknown Collector
- PRM source Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- PRM source Frank Norman Howes
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1961
- Date collected
- By 1961
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1961
- Materials and processes
- Material Metal, Material Wood Plant
- Dimensions
- Length: max 185 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1961.7.52.8
Search terms: Textile, Tool, Basketry, Mat Tool, Needle Sewing Equipment
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