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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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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Swahîli
Object type
Mat
Dimensions
Height: 205 cm
Width: 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

  • Production
    when
    19th century (end)
    where
    Tanzania
    Muoa (Moa), north of Tanga, near Wanga
    who
    Swahîli
  • Collecting
    who
    Bruno Antelmann - Former Possessors
    B. Hindorf - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

Information about the record

Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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