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Collections

Straw Matfirst half of 10th century

Not on view
Seven woven textile fragments with burnt sienna geometric patterning and dark diamond-patterned borders along the top, arranged side by side with fringe at the lower edges

Unknown, Straw Mat, first half of 10th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Straw Mat
Place Made
Syria
Date Made
first half of 10th century
Medium
Woven straw and undyed hemp
Dimensions
Textile: 39 3/4 × 17 7/8 in. (100.97 × 45.4 cm) Frame: 48 × 25 5/8 × 2 in. (121.92 × 65.09 × 5.08 cm)
Credit Line
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2002.1.691
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles