Mat

Museum number:
11-39434
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21110039434
Object count:
1
Description:
Fine mat; row of twill at intervals and slits along decorated edge; fringe along all edges and one edge with ends of plaiting serrated and a row of wider short strands and red feathers sewn on just above; inscribed “Failuga”; worn as skirt to distinguish rank during festive and ceremonial occasions
Collection place:
Savai'i, Samoa
Verbatim coll. place:
Samoa; Savaii Island
Culture or time period:
Samoan
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Mats (floor coverings)
Function:
3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Department:
Oceania
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Mat, accession number 11-39434, described as Fine mat; row of twill at intervals and slits along decorated edge; fringe along all edges and one edge with ends of plaiting serrated and a row of wider short strands and red feathers sewn on just above; inscribed “Failuga”; worn as skirt to distinguish rank during festive and ceremonial occasionsHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Mat, accession number 11-39434, described as Fine mat; row of twill at intervals and slits along decorated edge; fringe along all edges and one edge with ends of plaiting serrated and a row of wider short strands and red feathers sewn on just above; inscribed “Failuga”; worn as skirt to distinguish rank during festive and ceremonial occasions

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