Mat

Description
A coarse mat used for a variety of purposes in a long house including thrashing of rice. Made by local craftsman.
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Object detail

Media/Materials
Split bamboo bound together with rotan. Plaited rotan border lengthwise
Measurements
2050 x 1360mm height x width
Production place
Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Collection
N.M. Roe Collection/Iban & Indonesian Collection/Ethnology
Department collection type
Ethnology
Credit line
Collection of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Accession number
1972/129/48

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