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1911.36.52

Sample of mat work. [BS [OPS Move] 23/6/2017]

1911.36.52

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Collection type
Object
Description
Sample of mat work. [BS [OPS Move] 23/6/2017]
Long description
Sample of mat work. Rectangular with two and a half twill woven latitudinal bands across the middle. There is a border of more weaving stitched around all sides. [BS [OPS Move] 23/6/2017]
Geographical reference
Congo, Democratic Republic of
Africa > Central Africa > Congo, Democratic Republic of
Between Lualaba & Luapula Rivers Lualaba district
Cultural groups
Luba
Person
Field collector Frederick Otto Stohr
PRM source Frederick Otto Stohr
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1911
Date collected
By 1911
Acquisition information
Donated: 1911
Materials and processes
Material Plant Fibre Textile, Material Palm Fibre Plant, Process Basketry, Process Woven, Process Twill, Process Stitched
Dimensions
Width: max 295 mm, Length: max 450 mm, Depth: max 10 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1911.36.52

Search terms: Specimen, Basketry, Technique, Mat, Sampler

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