Collector:

Margaret Sullivan  Search this

Donor Name:

Margaret Sullivan  Search this

Length - Object:

172 cm

Width - Object:

110 cm

Culture:

Limba  Search this

Object Type:

Mat

Place:

Konkoba, Koinadugu District, Northern Province, Sierra Leone, Africa

Accession Date:

8 Oct 1996

Collection Date:

1975 to 1976

Notes:

CLOSELY WOVEN, RECTANGULAR MAT IN NATURAL & DARK BROWN W/ A CANE WARP & RAFFIA WEFT. CANE IS FROM CLIMBING PALM "CALAMUS DERRATUS." ONE SIDE DARKER THAN OTHER. MOSTLY USED FOR SLEEPING BUT ALSO FOR SITTING. SOMETIMES PART OF A "BRIDE PRICE." MADE BY THE WOMEN OF KONKOBA DURING DRY SEASON. MADE FOR LOCAL USE & FOR SALE IN KABALA. BOTH MALE & FEMALE FAMILY MEMBERS MAY GATHER THE MATERIALS. DYE WAS PROBABLY PURCHASED AS NOT LOCAL. SEE MANUSCRIPT PP. 134-142, CATALOG PP. 14, 21-22.

Record Last Modified:

26 Jul 2019

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

409926

USNM Number:

E427419-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3eb444dcb-f22f-4147-a1ab-d47ef886fc4f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8460130