Accession No

1962.216 D


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 D


Cultural Affliation


Material

Plant; Fibre; Leaf; Wool


Local Term

Ibe [Fijian Art research project]


Measurements


Events

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)
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


Context (CMS Context)
This mat was collected by G. K. Roth in October 1956 according to the object label.
Event Date 14/1/2014
Author: Lucie Carreau


Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: A modern rectangular cream label attached to the edge of the mat reads [stamped in black ink:] '62.216 d'.On the other side, [handwritten in pencil:] '4/4 Mat red border WAINIIKA SANGGANI CAK. Oct.56'
Event Date 14/1/2014
Author: Lucie Carreau


Description (CMS Description)
Rectangular kula mat woven from thin strips of pandanus leaf (0.7cm). Two concentric internal borders of black striated triangles. Diagonal pattern in black in the centre. Black patterns not visible on the underside. Woollen border in blue, bright pink and orange and red fringe. Longer ties of yellow and orange wools attached to the corners. Good condition.
Event Date 14/1/2014
Author: maa


FM:80167

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