Accession No

1926.89 B


Description

15 woven mats tied together in a bundle, and one grass bag; some woven from thick fibres, some fine. Some of natural colour and undecorated, some with red brown check pattern; all have fringing at the ends.


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

1926.89 B


Cultural Affliation


Material

Plant; Fibre


Local Term


Measurements

310mm x 710mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1926.89 [A-B]: 'Grass mats. (2 bundles).'
Event Date 1926
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Description for 1926.89 [A-B]: 'Bundles of twisted plant fibres mats with different patterns.'
Event Date 25/5/2005
Author: Emily Shorter


Description (Physical description)
15 woven mats tied together in a bundle, and one grass bag; some woven from thick fibres, some fine. Some of natural colour and undecorated, some with red brown check pattern; all have fringing at the ends.
Event Date 23/11/2022
Author: Emily Shorter


FM:300237

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