Year collected: [Missing] / Loans: S1976-1977 #8: The Mexican Museum (August 20, 1976–November 1, 1976) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Year collected [Missing] Loans S1976-1977 #8: The Mexican Museum (August 20, 1976–November 1, 1976)

Hearst Museum object titled Loom, accession number 16-7211, described as Loom, backstrap

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 16-9716a-g, described as Small loom; used in weaving stripes; a and b) wooden loom bars; c) stick bobbin with cotton thread; d) heddle stick; e) cane shed roll; f) wooden batten; g) partially woven cotton belt.

Hearst Museum object titled Loom, accession number 16-7212, described as Loom, backstrap; seven parts mounted on board; native cotton gauze weave fabric in process; parts: wrap bean, shed roll, heddle, underhook with thigs bobbin, sword, breast bean, board; 56.5 cm by 56 cm