Accession No

Z 26506 H


Description

A rectangular mat woven from different shade of natural colour fibres, with long red brown fringing along the short edges, and short fringing along the long edges.


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

Z 26506 H


Cultural Affliation


Material

Plant; Fibre


Local Term


Measurements

390mm x 630mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for Z 26506 [A-H]: 'Eight mats. All the same of straw (woven), small.Roughly between 12"/14" x 16"/18".'

Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Acquisition Details)
Catalogue card for Z 26506 [A-H]: 'Possibly belong to Forfeitt Collection'
Event Date
Author: Emily Shorter


Description (Physical description)
A rectangular mat woven from different shade of natural colour fibres, with long red brown fringing along the short edges, and short fringing along the long edges. Some loss from fringing along one short edge.
Event Date 24/11/2022
Author: Emily Shorter


FM:300253

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