Floor Mat

Sleeping Mat

82-7-244

From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Bun Mi

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Sat | สาด | Suea | เสื่อ
Object Number 82-7-244
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Thai | Isaan
Provenience Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Bun Mi
Site Name Ban Bun Mi | บ้านบุญมี
Date Made 1950-1981
Section Asian
Materials Straw (uncertain)
Technique Woven
Subject Household Accessory | Floor Covering
Description

A woven mat of reeds with strings running lengthwise at each end which hold the mat together. It is frayed on the edges and worn in many parts with many parts coming apart. This was made with an older style mat maker (circa 1981) and was used for sitting or lying down.

Width 93 cm
Credit Line Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981
Other Number 206 - Field Number

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