Mat Item Number: N2.353 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular mat with two staggered edges. Twenty-seven stems are tied together at each end by brown stitching made of stem. Has a mottled finish achieved by charring. Light and dark brown.
Item History
- Made in Japan
- Collected between 1911 and 1930
- Owned by James Fyfe-Smith and Mary G. Fyfe-Smith
- Owned by Florence Fyfe-Smith before 1957
- Received from Florence Fyfe-Smith (Donor) during 1957
What
- Name
- Mat
- Identification Number
- N2.353
- Type of Item
- mat
- Material
- bamboo grass and stem ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- tied
- Overall
- height 1.7 cm, width 365.0 cm, depth 24.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Japanese
- Previous Owner
- James Fyfe-Smith, Mary G. Fyfe-Smith and Florence Fyfe-Smith
- Received from
- Florence Fyfe-Smith (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Japan
When
- Collection Date
- between 1911 and 1930
- Ownership Date
- before 1957
- Acquisition Date
- during 1957
Other
- Condition
- good