Mat Making Frame
P514
From: Borneo | Sarawak
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | P514 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Iban |
| Provenience | Borneo | Sarawak |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood |
| Description | For weaving seat mats. Tenun takai burit. Two long cylindrical rods across which are lashed two smaller rods to form a square frame. A third crosswise rod anchors the warp elements. Approximately 11 cm. of woven mat completed. |
| Length | 63.5 cm |
| Width | 35.5 cm |
| Thickness | 5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Dr. William H. Furness 3rd., 1898 |
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