Large, rectangular mat with a fringe at both short ends and once had 11 tassels running down both of the long sides. [JFK 27/11/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Large, rectangular mat with a fringe at both short ends and once had 11 tassels running down both of the long sides. [JFK 27/11/2017]
Long description: Large, rectangular mat with a fringe at both short ends and once had 11 tassels running down both of the long sides. There are tiny knots over the back of the mat where plant fibres have been tied off or joined together. [JFK 27/11/2017]
Geographical reference: Solomon Islands
Oceania > Melanesia > Solomon Islands; Santa Cruz Islands
Person: Field collector Robert Henry Codrington; Field collector Melanesian Mission; PRM source Robert Henry Codrington
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1888
Date collected: By 1888
Acquisition information: Donated: 1920 Found unentered: 27/11/2017
Materials and processes: Material Plant Fibre, Process Woven
Dimensions: Width: max 1020 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 2017.294.1

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