Mat, moe′a ?,of plant fibre, from Tonga; part of the Forster collection (Forster 22; 1886.1.1257)

Plaited mat made of olonga (Pipturus argenteus). Lengths of plant material have been left unplaited at the edges of the mat, and the fibres processed to form a fringe

• Plant Fibre Identification report.
• Museum database entry.