Loom

Museum number:
3-515
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Three sticks joined by cotton warp and weft. Two end pieces grove carved; middle stick smooth and rubbed. Warp and weft of fine cotton thread; ixtle cord for hanging. End pieces, 50 cm and 50.5 cm. Middle piece, 62 cm.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
Collector:
Charles D. Voy
Collection date:
1891
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Looms (textile tools)
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Loans:
S1976-1977 #8: The Mexican Museum (August 20, 1976–November 1, 1976)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Loom, accession number 3-515, described as Three sticks joined by cotton warp and weft. Two end pieces grove carved; middle stick smooth and rubbed. Warp and weft of fine cotton thread; ixtle cord for hanging. End pieces, 50 cm and 50.5 cm. Middle piece, 62 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Loom, accession number 3-515, described as Three sticks joined by cotton warp and weft. Two end pieces grove carved; middle stick smooth and rubbed. Warp and weft of fine cotton thread; ixtle cord for hanging. End pieces, 50 cm and 50.5 cm. Middle piece, 62 cm.

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