Loom with rug in process; wool rug with dark grey ground, geometric design in maroon, pinkish peach, deep blue, ecru and dark brown; rug size is L 73 cm x W 85 cm; loom size is H 85.3 cm X W 53 cm X H 33.3
Donor:
Edgar Pensabene
Collection place:
Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mexico; Oaxaca; Teotitlan del Valle; Zapotec Indian, Familia Sosa; prob. Zacarias Sosa
Culture or time period:
Zapotec
Collector:
Edgar Pensabene
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Wood (plant material) and Wool (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Looms (textile tools)
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Context of use:
Donor is a dealer in Zapotec rugs, etc. The loom was brought to San Francisco Showplace (decorator's and wholesale mart) for exhibit/demonstration on Zapotec weavings and purchased by Mr. Pensabene when weaver found it would be a problem to ship the loom back to Mexico.