Accession No

1962.216 A


Description

One of four floor mats with red wool borders and centres patterned in black, each mat with a different design.


Place

Oceania; Polynesia; Fiji; Vanua Levu; Thakandrone; Sanggani; Wainiika


Period


Source

Roth, George Kingsley [collector and donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

1962.216 A


Cultural Affliation


Material

Plant; Fibre; Wool


Local Term

Kula [Fijian Art research project]


Measurements


Events

Context (CMS Context)
Catalogue card 1 reads [handwritten in black pen:] '62.216 a/d. Oceania. Fiji. 4 pandanus floor mats with red wool border. The mats have centres patterns in black, each mat with a different design. Wainiika, Sanggani, Thakaundrove, Vanua Levu, Purchased. Donated G.K. Roth 1962'. [stamped in black ink:] 'CUMAA -6 JUN 1988 TRANSCRIBED'. [added in blue pen:] 'rolled'. A small round red sticker pasted to the front of the card. On the back of the card [in blue pen:] 'A= 87" x 49 1/2", 225 cm x 126 cm; B= 95" x 51" 242 cm x 131 cm; C= 80" x 45"; 201 cm x 114 cm; D= 75" x 48", 191 cm x 122 cm'.
Catalogue card 2 is similar to catalogue card 1.
Event Date 6/6/1988
Author: maa


Description (CMS Description)
One of four floor mats with red wool borders and centres patterned in black, each mat with a different design.
Event Date 6/6/1988
Author: maa


Context (CMS Context)
This mat was collected by G. K. Roth in October 1956 according to the object label.
Event Date 21/1/2014
Author: Lucie Carreau


Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: A large cream label attached to the mat reads [handwritten in black pen:] '62.216 a' on one side and [handwrittenin pencil by G. K. Roth on the other:] 'No 1/4. Mat Red border.WAINIIKA. SANGGANI. CAK. Oct 56'.
Event Date 21/1/2014
Author: Lucie Carreau


Description (CMS Description)
Rectangular mat of pandanus leaf strips in natural colour and dyed black, fringed with wool. The strips of pandanus are about 1 cm wide. The main pattern in enclosed into a rectangle formed of black and white diagonal lines and is formed of four black and white chevrons. The edges of the mats are decorated with a border formed of black and white diagonal lines and fringed with wool. Double strands of blue, green and orange wool have been woven diagonally into the edges and long fringes of red wool projects outwards. Previous folding marks still visible on the object. Very flexible and very good condition
Event Date 21/1/2014
Author: maa


FM:80164

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