Object Number | 50-21-4 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Samoa Islands |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Plant Fiber | Feather |
Description | Fine mat. Made from the leaves ('ie toga) of a Freycinetia (lau'ie). The feathers of the border are taken from a parrot, either Coriphilus fringillaceus, or Lorius solitarius. |
Length | 156 cm |
Width | 146.5 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Charles J. Moore, 1950 |
Other Number | L-9-4 - Old Loan Number |
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