While TIMZ -- a recent graduate of University San Diego -- has been the pride of his hometown's 20,000 Chaldean community for years, the reaction to Iraq across the country is giving him some well-deserved cred as a national artist.
Definition of tatami in US English - a rush-covered straw mat forming a traditional Japanese floor covering. Definition of tatami in US English - a rush-covered straw mat forming a traditional Japanese floor covering.
Tatami mats on the floor of the Old Okada House, built in 1674. Tatami mats are a kind of rush flooring used in traditional Japanese homes. Made of woven rush grass around a rice straw core, they are gentle but firm underfoot, and also give off a lovely (I think) scent, especially on rainy or humid days.