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1940.3.028

Richly decorated mat of plant fibre and textile, with two layers. [EH [OPS Move] 4/7/2017]

1940.3.028

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Collection type
Object
Description
Richly decorated mat of plant fibre and textile, with two layers. [EH [OPS Move] 4/7/2017]
Long description
Rectangular mat constructed from two layers of mat stitched together. The larger bottom layer is constructed from woven strips of plant fibre and on one face has a border of green textile, embroidered and beaded with a foliate design. The smaller top layer is made of plant fibre completely covered in textile and has a border of pink textile, embroidered and beaded with a foliate design, and a yellow silk central panel. Embroidered and appliquéd dark red velvet pieces are stitched around the edges of the yellow silk. [EH [OPS Move] 4/7/2017]
Geographical reference
Malaysia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Malaysia
West Malaysia Kuala Kangsar
Person
Field collector Alwyn Sidney Haynes
PRM source Alwyn Sidney Haynes
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1916
Date collected
By 1940
Acquisition information
Loaned: 1940
Materials and processes
Material Yarn, Material Plant Fibre, Material Bead, Material Velvet Textile, Material Silk Textile Animal, Material Pigment, Process Embroidered, Process Beadwork, Process Stitched, Process Appliqué, Process Dyed
Dimensions
Width: max 735 mm, Depth: max 50 mm, Length: max 1930 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1940.3.028
Research and responses

Idris ibn Raja Iskandar, Sultan b. 1849, Perak, Malaya d. Jan. 14, 1916, Kuala Kangsar, Federated Malay States sultan of Perak, 1887-1916. [Encyclopaedia Britannica on line] [AP 6/11/2000]

Search terms: Furniture Dwelling, Textile, Status, Mat