Sleeping Mat
Identifier:
196647
Description:
Sleeping mat woven from pandanus fiber. Conical in shape, the mat flattens into a circle. A thick fringe rings the mat, which is decorated with concentric rings of reddish fiber woven into the mat. See Art of the First Australians, p. 43, #181.
Date:
1980
Materials:
Woven, Pandanus Fiber
Dimensions:
0.2" h
Current Location Status:
In Storage
Source:
Gift Of The Australian People
Exhibit/Program:
Mysterious Voyages (February – May 2002)
Related Entities:
Millingimbi (creator)
The Australian People (donor)
Related Places:
Northern TerritoryArnhem's Land