Mat (Isithebe) | Yale University Art Gallery

20th century

Medium: Reeds, raffia fiber, and cotton string
Dimensions: 20 3/8 × 18 9/16in. (51.8 × 47.2 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Laura and James J. Ross, B.A. 1960
Accession Number: 2006.238.185
Geography: South Africa
Culture: Zulu
Period: 20th century
Classification: Textiles
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Provenance

Alain Guisson, Brussels, acquired in March 1992 in Kwaminya (Nongoma area)
James Ross, New York, unknown date–2006

Bibliography

"Acquisitions, July 1, 2006–June 30, 2007," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2007): 188.

Object copyright

Additional information

Object/Work type

placemats, textile materials, utilitarian objects

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