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Mat

human history
  • Other Name

    Mat (English)

  • Description

    Mat. This is a mat made from banana leaf fibres that have been treated, flattened then stitched together. The natural fiber appears to be that of a large dried leaf form that has been laid vertically to form a cover and then made into two layers. A thick stitch runs across the top and bottom of the rectangular shaped rain shelter. The fibre material is a pale yellow in colour, with some fibrous areas and dark spots dappled throughout.

    It has been folded in half horizontally for storage. Then rolled into a bundle. Fold marks have contributed to the splitting in some areas down the mat.

  • Place
    Gilbert Islands/Kiribati
  • Accession Number
    1982.63
  • Accession Date
    02 Mar 1982
  • Other Id

    49965 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

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  • Mat, 1982.63, 49965, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 16 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Mat, 1982.63, 49965, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 16 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Mat, 1982.63, 49965, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 16 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Mat, 1982.63, 49965, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 16 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Mat, 1982.63, 49965, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 16 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Mat, 1982.63, 49965, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 16 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Mat, 1982.63, 49965, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 16 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Mat, 1982.63, 49965, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 16 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Mat, 1982.63, 49965, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 16 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply

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