Fine Mat

2003-33-35

From: Samoa Islands

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number 2003-33-35
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Samoa Islands
Section Oceanian
Materials Pandanus Leaf | Feather | Cotton | Wool
Description

Fine mat with (at one end) a fringe of cut palm leaves and (at other end) tufts of plant fiber, plam leaves cut to make a serrated edge, and a band of feathers (green, red, white, and one yellow) on a strip of red cotton, with three red wool rosettes. "Vaeluaga" (a family name?) written on it in pencil, followed by "Su Neiafu."

Width 156 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003
Other Number 1995.X.16511 - Other Number | CIVIC1995.X.16511 - Other Number

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