Te Pito Te Henua, or Easter Island, by William J. Thompson, [1891], at sacred-texts.com

MATS.

The natives excel in the. manufacture of fine mats, specimens of which will be found in our collection. They are made of bulrushes obtained from the craters in the vicinity of the lakes formed by the collection of the rain-water. They are woven by hand, and fine specimens are highly prized.