MATTENKLOPPER (CARPET BEATER) - RATTAN CANE
The carpet beaters head is rounded with a woven Keltic knot type appearance, atop a long shaft like handle. The handle is made up of rattan cane twisting anticlockwise around a central wooden pole, held together at the bottom by a metal cap and at the top by flat rattan twine. The rattan cane twists around the handle comes together at the top of the handle in two separate bundles to form a woven type pattern which creates an almost circular paddle like structured head.
This mattenklopper was purchased in Holland by Mrs Anje Visser before she and her family migrated to Western Australia in 1952. The family settled in ....
The mattenklopper is a traditional Dutch domestic tool used to clean carpets and rugs. The rug was struck with the mattenklopper to shake loose dirt, dust and whatever other material may have been caught in the rug. They were often made from rattan (derived from the Malay word rotan) which is harvested from a type of climbing palm common in Southeast Asia. Indonesian is one of the largest producers of rattan. It is used to make a variety of products including furniture, baskets, mattenkloppers, clothing, canes for corporal punishment, shelter, sport equipment (polo mallets) and handicrafts and arts
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This collection of objects is associated with the experiences of families and individuals who migrated to Australia in the 1900s and settled in the City of Armadale. The collection represents the challenges they faced in starting a new home in the City, reasons why they chose to come to Australia and the successes they achieved. The collection also tells the story of the important impact migrant families and individuals have had on the cultural, economic and social history of the City of Armadale and how they and their descendants became an important part of the local community.
