Context (CMS Context)
Catalogue card 1 reads [handwritten in black pen:] '61.161. Oceania. Fiji. Food mat imbe ni kana. Pandanus Turstonii, Pandanaceae. Viti Levu. C by donor 1957 G.K. Roth'. [stamped in black ink:] 'CUMAA -2 JUN 1988 TRANSCRIBED'. A small round red sticker pasted to the front of the card. At the back of the card [in black pen:] 'spread on floor of house, the food is placed in baskets or on banana leaves on the mat, those sharing the meal sit round the edges, the mat taking the place of a table. G.K.R. [added in blue pen:] 'ROLLED'.
Catalogue card 2 is similar to catalogue card 1.
Event Date 2/6/1988
Author: maa

Description (CMS Description)
Food mat of Pandanus Thurstoni; Pandanaceae.
Event Date 2/6/1988
Author: maa

Context (CMS Context)
This mat was collected by G. K. Roth in 1957 according to the catalogue card.
Event Date 16/1/2014
Author: Lucie Carreau

Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: Large rectangular cream label, attached to object, [handwritten in black ink:] reads '61.161. MAT. FIJI' and 'G.K. ROTH' on the other. '61.161' inscribed in black ink on the object twice.
Event Date 16/1/2014
Author: Lucie Carreau

Description (CMS Description)
Rectangular mat of pandanus leaf strips. The strips are about 1.2cm wide. A few strips have been dyed black and introduced into the weave to create two bands of 3 black diamonds. Along the edges, the strips have been folded over and reintroduced on the other side. Black pattern is visible on both sides.
Event Date 16/1/2014
Author: maa