Sleeping Mats

Pandanus mats, most often woven by women, are the kastom economy's most common unit of exchange. There are two kinds of mats 'maraha' in the photo: 'qana' often called sleeping mats and 'bwinbwiri' the narrow white mats.

• 1970

• Critchlow, Margaret
• Rodman, William L.

Folder: 1970-Series3 / File: 70 Misc 18 - Sleeping Mats

• Ambae Island (Vanuatu)
• Longana village (Vanuatu)
• Melanesia
• Oceania
• Pacific Islands
• Penama Province (Vanuatu)

• Mats
• Rites and ceremonies

• image

• No linguistic content; Not applicable

Shared Shelf: 24356729

Online finding aid

• Margaret Critchlow and William Rodman Papers
• Margaret Critchlow Papers

• Critchlow, Margaret
• Rodman, William L.

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2021-11-16