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Mat
Shape: Rectangular but with strongly rounded corners Weave: Diagonally woven in twill and plain weave, composed of strips approx. 4 - 6 cm wide Pattern: Check pattern, regularly alternating between full, partial or unfilled. The strips are skilfully joined so that the diagonal rows of checks fit together. The outer edge is formed by two completely brown stripes with an ornamental band between them Colour: Natural yellow, brown Condition: Somewhat deformed. The colour is fading slowly and unevenly.
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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Swahîli
Object type
Mat
Dimensions
Höhe x Breite: 205 x 84 cm
Material/Technique
Palm leaf (Senegal date, Phoenix reclinata)
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III E 4423
Provenance and sources
when
19th century (end)
where
Tanzania [Land/Region]
Muoa (Moa), north of Tanga, near Wanga
who
Swahîli
who
Bruno Antelmann - Former Possessors
B. Hindorf - Collectors
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