Accession No
E 1911.55.66
Description
Rectangular woven grass cloth or mat. Long fringe along two edges with fibres coloured black towards the tips; shorter, undyed fringe along other two edges. Weave loose at centre of cloth.
Place
Africa; Central Africa; Democratic Republic of the Congo
Period
Source
Forfeitt, John Lawson (Reverend) [field collector]; Hurry, Jamieson Boyd (Dr) [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
E 1911.55.66; MAA: BB 1911.129 A (y)
Cultural Affliation
Material
Plant; Fibre; Grass; Pigment
Local Term
Measurements
340mm x 600mm
Events
Context (Acquisition Details)
Annual Report notes that in 1911 a collection of carefully selected objects , weapons, implements, ornaments etc from the Congo, collected by the Rev. Lawson Forfeitt B.M., were presented by Dr Jamieson.B.Hurry M.A., M.D., St Johns College.
Event Date 1911
Author: Remke Velden
Description (Physical description)
Grass cloth.
Event Date 29/3/2016
Author: Remke Velden
Description (Physical description)
Rectangular woven grass cloth or mat. Long fringe along two edges with fibres coloured black towards the tips; shorter, undyed fringe along other two edges. Weave loose at centre of cloth.
Event Date 23/11/2022
Author: Katrina Dring
FM:268983
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