Accession No
1988.201
Description
Poppona. Woven table mat made from strips of brown, cream, red and yellow cotton fabric. It is striped, with a mixture of narrow and wide stripes.
Place
Europe; Northern Europe; Fenno-Scandinavia; Finland; North Karelia; Lieksa; Vieki
Period
Source
Abrahams, Ray (Dr) [collector]; Crowther Beynon Grant [monetary donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1988.201
Cultural Affliation
Material
Cotton; Cloth
Local Term
Poppona
Measurements
480mm x 1180mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
Artefact collected by Dr Ray Abrahams in 1982, through the generosity of the Crowther-Beynon Fund.
Event Date 1982
Author: Lucie Carreau
Context (Display)
Exhibited: Department of Social Anthropology, 1983 to January 1988.
Event Date 1983
Author: maa
Context (Production / use)
Woven mats like these are a relatively new item which enjoys use in rural homes and as gifts to children who have moved away. Some are also made for sale in craft centres in Helsinki and other urban centres.
Event Date 1988
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Physical description)
Woven table mat of coloured cotton with wide and narrow striped pattern; Good; Whole.
Event Date 27/4/1988
Author: maa
Context (Display)
Exhibited: On display in Maudslay Hall, UCMAA in 1990. Removed from display in Autumn 2009.
Event Date 1990
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Physical description)
T. Cotterill: 'Box list notes that rug is coloured red, white and yellow' (11/09/2000).
Event Date 11/9/2000
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Physical description)
Woven table mat of coloured cotton (red, white and yellow) with wide and narrow striped pattern.
Event Date 22/3/2020
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Physical description)
Poppona. Woven table mat made from strips of brown, cream, red and yellow cotton fabric. It is striped, with a mixture of narrow and wide stripes.
Event Date 8/3/2023
Author: Eleanor Beestin-Sheriff
FM:80050
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