1890.26.84

Collection type

Object

Description

Piece of woven rush matting.

Long description

Piece of woven rush matting. The piece of matting is chequer woven, with tightly packed rush wefts. The warps are twisted plant fibre. The piece includes a selvedge. [MJD (Verve) 6/6/2016]

Geographical reference

Egypt

Africa > Northern Africa > Egypt

Lahun [Kahun]

Person

Field collector William Matthew Flinders Petrie

PRM source Henry Martyn Kennard

Date / Period

Date made: 1985-1795 BC Archaeological period: Ancient Egyptian Middle Kingdom

Date collected

1890

Acquisition information

Donated: 1890

Materials and processes

Material Plant Fibre, Material Rush Fibre Plant, Process Basketry, Process Twisted, Process Chequer Woven

Dimensions

Length: max 230 mm, Width: max 187 mm

Object numbers

Accession number: 1890.26.84

Research and responses

Kennard, along with Jesse Hayworth, was Petrie's main sponsor for the excavations at Lahun. The division of finds from the excavation was that of the material that was allowed to return to England, it would be equally divided between Petrie, Kennard and Haworth. Most of Hayworth's material went to the University of Manchester (see http://www.museum.manchester.ac.uk/collection/ancientegypt/virtualkahun/), but Kennard's objects were mostly sold at auction after his death in 1911 but evidently donated some of his portion of the finds to the Pitt Rivers. [AS 05/07/2012]

According to the British Museum Dictionary of Ancient Egypt by Ian Shaw and Paul Nicholson the Middle Kingdom 12th Dynasty period is from 1985-1795 BC. [MJD (Verve) 17/10/2016]

Associated publications

Excavation accounts: Petrie, W.M.F. 1890. Kahun, Gurob and Hawara (London); Petrie, WM.F. 1891 Illahun, Kahun and Gurob, 1889-90 (London) [AS 06/07/2012]

Search terms: Clothing, Furniture Dwelling, Basketry, Mat