Fiber mat

Museum number:
5-13440
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050013440
Alternate number:
83
Accession number:
Acc.3332
Object count:
1
Description:
Dol-Beh., Kenya, Gob Dogo, Rendille. Summer, 1977. 5-13440, acc no. 3332. Orig. No. 83. File code: 4.1 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: Jean Colvin. Materials, techniques: Sisal stripped into fibers which are bound at top and part way down in back. Strap at either end braided. Context of use: Tied onto house- built up overlapping other mats. Description: House mat- fibers separated into multiple bundles and tied with series of horizontal strands. L=86 cm. W=123 cm. References: for additional information see field sheets in acc. env.
Donor:
University Research Expeditions Program
Collection place:
Gob Dogo, Marsabit, Kenya
Verbatim coll. place:
Kenya, Gob Dogo, Rendille
Culture or time period:
Rendille
Collector:
Jean Colvin and University Research Expeditions Program
Collection date:
Summer, 1977
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Mats (floor coverings)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Fiber mat, accession number 5-13440, described as Dol-Beh., Kenya, Gob Dogo, Rendille. Summer, 1977. 5-13440, acc no. 3332. Orig. No. 83. File code: 4.1 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: Jean Colvin. Materials, techniques: Sisal stripped into fibers which are bound at top and part way down in back. Strap at either end braided. Context of use: Tied onto house- built up overlapping other mats. Description: House mat- fibers separated into multiple bundles and tied with series of horizontal strands. L=86 cm. W=123 cm. References: for additional information see field sheets in acc. env.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fiber mat, accession number 5-13440, described as Dol-Beh., Kenya, Gob Dogo, Rendille. Summer, 1977. 5-13440, acc no. 3332. Orig. No. 83. File code: 4.1 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: Jean Colvin. Materials, techniques: Sisal stripped into fibers which are bound at top and part way down in back. Strap at either end braided. Context of use: Tied onto house- built up overlapping other mats. Description: House mat- fibers separated into multiple bundles and tied with series of horizontal strands. L=86 cm. W=123 cm. References: for additional information see field sheets in acc. env.

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