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Braided mat
mid 20th century
Placentia West Region, Newfoundland
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Credits:
Photo by Elizabeth Murphy

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Detail of an old mat showing how it was attached to a frame
1970
Placentia West Region, Newfoundland

Credits:
Photo by Una Smith

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Detail from an old mat showing the brin used as foundation was taken from a potato sack
1970
Placentia West Region, Newfoundland
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Credits:
Photo by Una Smith
Unfinished mat was worked on by Bella Synard

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Old version of hooked mat showing placement in frame
1965
Placentia West Region, Newfoundland

Credits:
Photo by Una Smith

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Finished side of an incomplete hooked mat started by Annie May Barry
1965
Placentia West Region, Newfoundland
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Credits:
Photo by Una Smith

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Another version of a hooked mat created using long strings which were cut on the finished side
1965
Placentia West Region, Newfoundland

Credits:
Photo by Una Smith

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Traditional hooked floor mat
mid 1900's
Placentia West Region, Newfoundland

Credits:
Photo provided by Grace Lockyer

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Brin partly sewn onto frame
2003
Placentia West Region, Newfoundland
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Credits:
Photo supplied by Una Smith

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Brin completely attached to frame
2003
Placentia West Region, Newfoundland

Credits:
Photo supplied by Una Smith

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Detail of brin on frame
2003
Placentia West Region, Newfoundland

Credits:
Photo supplied by Una Smith

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Detail of brin on frame
2003
Placentia West Region, Newfoundland

Credits:
Photo supplied by Una Smith

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Brin partly sewn onto frame
2003
Placentia West Region, Newfoundland
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Credits:
Photo supplied by Una Smith

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Brin completely attached to frame
2003
Placentia West Region, Newfoundland

Credits:
Photo supplied by Una Smith

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How to poke a mat
1980
Placentia West Region, Newfoundland

Credits:
PWDA