Hammock Item Number: K2.355 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A long rectangular piece made of warp threads caught in bunches through holes in a curved wood frame at either end as the loose warp threads are knotted at intervals in cross stripes with a knotted diamond shape in the centre. Colours are natural, red, and purple.
History Of Use
For sleeping
Item History
- Made in Niger
- Collected by Deborah Taylor between 1971 and 1972
- Owned by Deborah Taylor before 1972
- Received from Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and Deborah Taylor (Seller) during 1972
What
- Name
- Hammock
- Identification Number
- K2.355
- Type of Item
- hammock
- Material
- grass, fibre and wood
- Manufacturing Technique
- hand knotted
- Overall
- height 9.8 cm, width 197.0 cm, depth 97.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- West African
- Field Collector
- Deborah Taylor
- Previous Owner
- Deborah Taylor
- Received from
- Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and Deborah Taylor (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Niger
When
- Collection Date
- between 1971 and 1972
- Ownership Date
- before 1972
- Acquisition Date
- during 1972
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0200/0063