Object name: Loom / Donor: University Appropriation / Function: 1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Loom, accession number 3-25486a-j, described as Back-strap loom; wood; with textile in process. (length 24 cm x width 53 cm); a) Warp breast beam - length 68 cm. b) Cloth beam or roller - length 69 cm. c) Shuttle - length 54 cm. d) Beater - 90 cm x 6 cm. e) Leash rod and leashes - length 75 cm. f) Shed roll - length 79 cm. g) Supplementary rod- length 76 cm. h) Heading rod - length 74 cm. i) Warp beam - length 69 cm. j) Back-strap, fiber length 43 cm, width 7.5 cm. Total loom size: length 1 meter 40 cm, width 53 cm. Native name and meaning: Mecopal native name for back-strap band. Materials, techniques: loom; wooden frame. Cloth; cotton. Warps; varicolored, alternating ikat (jaspe) striped and solid strips. Weft; red. Back-strap band; maguey fiber. Context of use: Used by women. Maguey fiber band strapped across weaver's back, used for holding vertical threads of loom taut while weaving. Extra thread kept in basket ( See Cat. 3-24393 a-t). Made by: loom made by men.

Hearst Museum object titled Loom, accession number 10-1991, described as Buri mat. 3 sides ragged, wrapping for loom, about 19 inches maximum length

Hearst Museum object titled Loom, accession number 5-7911, described as Loom, 2 heddled; each heddle 1 piece wood top and bottom connected by strands of fiber; both attached by fiber rope and cow hide; fiber rope tie strands; length: 149 cm; width: 20 cm as used. Used for weaving.

Hearst Museum object titled Loom, accession number 9-9284, described as Loom: wood frame similar to saw horse with several cut outs on top piece from straw hangs; height 40.5 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Loom, accession number 16-11946a-d, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Loom, accession number 2-33079a-p, described as Complete set of a loom.

Hearst Museum object titled Loom, accession number 9-9303, described as Loom; rectangular wood with series of holes; length 91.5 cm.