Straw mat-making needle (metal)

Museum number:
5-15177
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050015177
Accession number:
Acc.4413
Description:
Needle. To collector, "circe de paie needle" = straw fence; "paille" = straw, "cercle" = circle. Iron. Large self loop at top, elliptical perforation above tip. Length 28 centimeters. From Niger, vicinity of Lake Chad, N'guigmi; probably Kanouri peoples. Said to be for weaving straw.
Donor:
Bruce Max Feldman and Kate Delos
Collection place:
N'Guigmi market, Lake Chad, Niger
Verbatim coll. place:
Niger; Lake Chad; N'guigmi
Culture or time period:
Kanouri
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Straw mat-making needle (metal), accession number 5-15177, described as Needle. To collector, "circe de paie needle" = straw fence; "paille" = straw, "cercle" = circle. Iron. Large self loop at top, elliptical perforation above tip. Length 28 centimeters. From Niger, vicinity of Lake Chad, N'guigmi; probably Kanouri peoples. Said to be for weaving straw.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Straw mat-making needle (metal), accession number 5-15177, described as Needle. To collector, "circe de paie needle" = straw fence; "paille" = straw, "cercle" = circle. Iron. Large self loop at top, elliptical perforation above tip. Length 28 centimeters. From Niger, vicinity of Lake Chad, N'guigmi; probably Kanouri peoples. Said to be for weaving straw.

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