Samoan Mat
Front side of mat
Note the line stitching along the bottom
Name/Title
Samoan MatEntry/Object ID
E-14Description
Grass mat, dried commercial yarns. Has yarn fringe of green and yellow along both the bottom and top borders, with three layers of yarn fringe of navy, red, and small sections of yellow, white, orange and dark gold on one side. Along the bottom on one side there is a stitched in pattern of lines, done in a dark red or brown yarn. Not a fine mat, possibly used as a sleeping mat.Context
Fala tapito is the name for sleeping mats in Samoan culture. They are made from a single weft, the crosswire of threads that the other threads go over and under to make cloth, of pandanus leaf. Colored wool fringe is stitched along the edge of the mats. There are three different types of these maps. The different types have to do with the finishing techniques along the edges of the mat. See link below for more information on the different types of mats.Collection
El Camino College Anthropology MuseumCategory
Ethnography
Acquisition
Accession
95.1.2Ethnography
Cultural Region
Region
PolynesiaContinent
OceaniaCulture/Tribe
Samoan