Mat

37-22-111

From: Sierra Leone | Sherbro Island

Curatorial Section: African

Object Number 37-22-111
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Sherbro
Provenience Sierra Leone | Sherbro Island
Locus Tshokolo | Near Yoni
Section African
Materials Fiber
Description

Raphia. See 37-22-115. Twill decoration [black and yellow] and twined binding [yellow]. For floor or bedding. Used by Mohammedansaas a prayer mat.

Length 122 cm
Width 78 cm
Credit Line Expedition to Sierra Leone, West Africa; Henry Usher Hall, 1937
Other Number 92 - Collector Number

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