Loom

Museum number:

10-3450a-c

Permalink:

ark:/21549/hm21103450a@2dc

Alternate number:

MVC-0346 (previous number (MVC number, Mossman-Vitale collection))

Accession number:

Acc.4734

Description:

Loom consisting of 3 pieces (2 end pieces, b and c; 1 shuttle, a). Carved, dark brown, wooden end pieces have 2 pronged, slanted ends. Shuttle is wedge shaped with triangular ends.

Donor:

Kathleen Vitale and Paul Vitale

Collection place:

Philippines

Verbatim coll. place:

Asia, Philippine Islands

Culture or time period:

Filipino

Collector:

Rachel Gould Mossman

Materials:

Wood (plant material)

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Looms (textile tools)

Function:

1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits

Accession date:

June 23, 2006

Context of use:

weaving

Department:

Asia (except western Russia)

Dimensions:

b— length 66 centimeters, a— width 7.5 centimeters, a— length 74 centimeters, a— height 1.3 centimeters, c— length 66 centimeters, c— width 3.5 centimeters, and b— width 3.5 centimeters