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Giyegiy, Hiehi, Sleeping Mat

Giyegiy, Hiehi, Sleeping Mat

2000.01.0071

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification	Giyegiy, Hiehi, Sleeping Mat (2000.01.0071)
Classification/ Nomenclature	Furnishings : Furniture : Sleeping & Reclining Furniture
Artist/Maker	Unknown
Geographic Location	Oceania--Micronesia : Federated States of Micronesia : Lamotrek Island of the Yap Islands in the Caroline Islands
Period/Date	1963
Culture	Micronesian
Location	On Exhibitin the Southeast Asia and Oceania exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length)	166.8 cm
Dimension 2 (Width)	108.9 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth)	0.4 cm
Weight	876 g
Measuring Remarks	Weight includes acid-free buffer.
Materials	Plant
Manufacturing Processes	Cutting, Weaving
Munsell Color Information	waived

Research Remarks

Published Description	N/A
Description	N/A
Comparanda	1 --LOA Quantity Field
Bibliography	Alkire, William H. Lamotrek Atoll and Inter-island Socioeconomic Ties. Illinois Studies in Anthropology, No. 5. University of Illinois Press: Urbana, 1965. Kramer, Augustin. Ergebnisse der Sudsee Expedition 1908-1910. (ed.) G. Thilenius. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co., 1937. P. 245. Photo of item in Eugene Dillenburg's Exhibit Gallery Webpage, July 3, 2005.

Artifact History

Archaeological Data	N/A
Credit Line/Dedication	William H. Alkire Collection, Transfer from Department of Anthropology, UIUC
Reproduction	Needs Research
Reproduction Information	N/A

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