Palliasse
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File:Poston, Arizona. Filling straw ticks for mattresses at Colorado River Relocation center for evacuee . . . - NARA - 536109.jpg
Ticks being filled with straw by Japanese-American internees at the Poston War Relocation Center in 1942
A palliasse or tick is a large bag made of strong, stiff material such as canvas, linen or sackcloth. This is then filled with material such as straw, horsehair, wool or feathers to make a mattress.[1]
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