Record metadata:
| Type | Cultural Object (2014 Definition) |
|---|---|
| Title | IIc 6638 |
| Keywords | Mat |
| Description | A woven fibre mat used for sleeping or sitting. Such mats have been largely replaced by commercially manufactured synthetic fibre mats. 'Renda' refers to the mat being patterned with a decorative border. |
| Creator of Object | Presumed Makasae people |
| Date Created | Pre August 1935 |
| Place Created | Presumed Baguia Sub-district, Baucau District, Timor-Leste |
| Object Type | Domestic object |
| Dimensions | 226 cm long 94 cm wide |
| Use status in 2014 | Used, but nowadays plastic mats are widely used |
| Material | deni, M, hedan, T, (Pandanus fascicularis, L.) |
| Technique | Hand woven |
| Institution/Holder: object | Museum der Kulturen Basel |
| Collector | Dr Alfred Bühler |
| Date Collected | August 1935 |
| Place Collected | Baguia Sub-district, Baucau District, Timor-Leste |
| File Copyright | Museum der Kulturen Basel. Photograph taken by Joanna Barrkman, 2014 |
| MKB/Buehler object title | Schlafmatte, G |
| Notes | Identified by Joanna Fernandes, Bahatata, Haiconi and at the Community Viewing at Bubuha, Larisula 16/8/2014. Buehler identified this as lubu biti - lubu - tubuk, T = young; ie young fibre mat |
| Production status in 2014 | Made rarely |
| Timorese Language Term/s | Biti, M, T |
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