Fine Mat
Clothing Mat
50-21-3
From: Samoa Islands
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 50-21-3 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Samoa Islands |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Plant Fiber | Feather | Cloth | Yarn |
| Description | Fine mat. Made from the leaves ('ie toga) of a Freycinetia (lau'ie). The feathers of the border are taken from a parrot, either Coriphilus fringillaceus, or Lorius solitarius. |
| Length | 250 cm |
| Width | 214 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Charles J. Moore, 1950 |
| Other Number | L-9-3 - Old Loan Number |
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