Donated by Eugen Brandeis (Imperial Governor of the Marshall Islands) April 1900, collected by Antonie Brandeis (Jaluit) /Donated by Eugen Brandeis (Imperial Governor of the Marshall Islands) April 1900, collected by Antonie Brandeis (Jaluit) Object no. 12 (Object list Antonie Brandeis, 1st consignment April 1900, SAF D.Sm 35/1): "Kindermatte. Miridj an adjiri. Pandanus leaf. Braid with raffia". Supplementary note: "The women's clothing consisted of two mats, the front one of which was tied on first. They were held together with a cord. The women chiefs wore a larger mat tied around the back, on which they sat down as protection for the other two. The mats are always woven in pairs and today serve as petticoats. [...] The thick mats are made from fallen leaves of the pandanus tree and are sewn together with bone needles. Mats no. 10-13 are more difficult to make." Fine mats of this type are called neided in the Marshall Islands. The collector probably meant this term when she wrote down "miridj", which sounds very similar. In this sense, "miridj an adjiri" means "neided for children".