General
General
Object Auto ID
21898
Alternate Codes
objectautoid_sahrisv1_28134
Common Name
sitting/food mat
Local Name
isicepu
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

Rectangular mat made of strips of plant fibre that have been woven together with threads of string in 5 bands - 2 on the sides and 3 down the middle - perpendicular to the direction of the plant fibres. One narrow edge has short lengths of stitched design filling the spaces between the longer bands of weaving.

Related Object(s)
Johannesburg Art Gallery Collection
Current Owner/Responsible Custodian
Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG)
Description
Material Types
Grass
Technique Types
Weaved
Colours
Brown
Black
Measurement Type Unit Value
History
Object Age Comment
mid 20th century
Cultural Association
Zulu
Shembe
Production Place
KwaZulu-Natal
Place of Use
KwaZulu-Natal
Collector Comment
Mordechai Brodie
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
Site Association
x y z
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