Chief's Hammock

NameHammock

CultureMende

Datec. 1935

Place madeSierra Leone, Africa

MediumCotton

Dimensions121 7/8 × 24 in. (309.5 × 61 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Mrs. Anna Kliene, A.1968.32.5

Object numberA.1968.32.5

Collections

Selections from the Museum's Textile Collection

DescriptionBody of hammock cotton warp and weft. Three pieces each 22 cm wide handstitched together to make width of 63 cm. Length divided into 9 sections by pattern. Body of natural and brown warp, natural weft. Section on each end with slits. Three tufted cotton sections. Each flap including fringe is 23 cm x 19 cm.