Carrying Mat
A422
From: Japan | Hokkaido | Shikiu
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | A422 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Ainu |
| Provenience | Japan | Hokkaido | Shikiu |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Rushes | Cotton |
| Description | Citarpe (チタㇻペ). Mat made of bark fiber and cotton. Mats were used by the Ainu as decoration for altars and during ceremonies. |
| Length | 135 cm |
| Width | 71 cm |
| Depth | 0.8 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Dr. Hiram M. Hiller, 1901 |
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