Context (CMS Context)
Catalogue card 1 reads [handwritten in blue pen:] '1918 213 (28). FIJI. 7 floor-mats; three patterned black + white + four plain (one with ornate border). G. A. M. Hamilton-Gordon. 2nd Baron Stanmore. (See 1st card).' [stamped in red ink:] 'CUMAA 15 JUL 1987 TRANSCRIBED'. Back of the card reads [in blue ink:] '1. 250 cm x 151 cm, 90 ins x 59 1/2".'
Catalogue card 2 reads [handwritten in blue pen:] '1918.213 (28 a). MELANESIA. FIJI. PANDANUS MAT DEC. W. CRISS-CROSSING BLACK ELEMENTS. 60" X 105". D. LORD STANMORE 1912. Rolled.' [added in pencil:] 'Floor mat (Mrs Roth note).' [stamped in red ink:] 'CUMAA 13 JUL 1987 TRANSCRIBED'. A small round red sticker pasted to the front of the card.
Event Date 13/7/1987
Author: maa

Description (CMS Description)
Decorated ?with criss-crossing black elements
Event Date 13/7/1987
Author: maa

Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: A modern rectangular label is attached to one of the corners and read [handwritten in black ink:] '1918.213 (28) A. MAT FIJI. ' on one side and 'LORD STANMORE COLLN' on the other. A small rectangular cream label attached to the edge of the mat reads [handwritten in black ink:] '1918:213 (28). Fiji Islands. Stanmore Colln. 1912'.
Event Date 14/1/2014
Author: Lucie Carreau

Description (CMS Description)
Rectangular mat woven from strips of pandanus leaves. Each strips about 1.3 cm wide. Some strips have been dyed black and woven into the mat to create a motif visible on both sides. The motif consists of interrupted diagonal lines going in opposite directions. The pattern created is very dynamic. Along the long edges, the pandanus strips have been divided into thinner strips (0.25 cm thick) to create a fine decorative border of alternating black and white triangles. The border is double-edged and some red wool have been sewn inside (only fragments visible. Along the short sides, the edges have been folded. A couple of stains. Mat has been rolled too long and has a tendency to keep its rolled shape. Otherwise good condition.
Event Date 14/1/2014
Author: maa

Context (CMS Context)
Exhibited: 'Chiefs & Governors: Art and power in Fiji', Cambridge MAA, 7 June 2013 - 19 April 2014.
Event Date 25/4/2014
Author: Remke van der Velden