| Object Number | 2003-75-31 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Sudan |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Technique | Woven | Dyed | Sewn |
| Description | Rectangular mattress cover consisting of 11.4cm wide strips woven of blue and white yarn dyed cotton alternating in the warp and weft to create a plaid pattern; the strips are sewn together in a single piece forming the top, bottom, and one side of the cover; two rectangles of similar material but in a smaller plaid pattern are sewn to form the shorter ends; the fourth side is open; long straps are attached at each of the four closed corners. |
| Height | 32.4 cm |
| Length | 243.9 cm |
| Width | 125.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003 |
| Other Number | 1900.1.403 - Other Number |
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