Shuku Mat
A coil weave mat, derived from the art commonly known as shuku blai . Shuku blai is a Temne name for a type of finely made and ornamented coil-weave basket, often made by women and used for keeping valuable objects safe. Mats of this kind are often given to newly married women, covering a calabash full of objects required for married life such as thread.
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Further Information
- Type: Domestic equipment
- Object: Shuku Mat
- Materials: Vegetable, organic fibre
- Culture Group: Temne
- Dimensions: 152mm
- Production Date: Pre 1976
- Associated Places: Makeni
- Associated People: Mrs. Saffie Darami (Seller)
- Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
- Accession Number: SLNM.1976.01.02
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