Loom

Museum number:
5-15600
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050015600
Accession number:
Acc.4556
Description:
Loom frame, wood [poor condition]. Heavy hardwood pointed yoke. Bamboo "teeth". Rest of frame held in place by string and fiber. String hanger at top. Length 27.0 cm, Width 22.5 cm. From Central Africa, Ivory Coast, Senufo.
Donor:
Daniel J. Crowley and Pearl Crowley
Collection place:
Cote d'Ivoire
Verbatim coll. place:
Central Africa; Ivory Coast; Senufo
Culture or time period:
Senufo
Collector:
Daniel J. Crowley and Pearl Crowley
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Looms (textile tools)
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Loom, accession number 5-15600, described as Loom frame, wood [poor condition]. Heavy hardwood pointed yoke. Bamboo "teeth". Rest of frame held in place by string and fiber. String hanger at top. Length 27.0 cm, Width 22.5 cm. From Central Africa, Ivory Coast, Senufo.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Loom, accession number 5-15600, described as Loom frame, wood [poor condition]. Heavy hardwood pointed yoke. Bamboo "teeth". Rest of frame held in place by string and fiber. String hanger at top. Length 27.0 cm, Width 22.5 cm. From Central Africa, Ivory Coast, Senufo.

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