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Giyegiy, Hiehi, Sleeping Mat

2000.01.0071

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Artifact Identification Giyegiy, Hiehi, Sleeping Mat   (2000.01.0071)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Furnishings
    2. :
  2. Furniture
    3. :
  3. Sleeping & Reclining Furniture
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period N/A
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 Under Review
Materials Plant
Manufacturing Processes Cutting, Weaving

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
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

Credit Line/Dedication William H. Alkire Collection, Transfer from Department of Anthropology, UIUC
Reproduction Needs Research

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