Skein winder

Museum number:
9-9345a-e
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21099345a@2de
Accession number:
Acc.2279
Description:
Skein winder: a) wood black with two poles set in at right angles on either end; height 91 cm. b) wood block with one pole set in at right angle in middle: wrapped with twine; height 88 cm. For preparing skein for weaving; set on floor then stood on and used by hand with sliding adjustments; commercially produced.
Donor:
Brian Shekeloff and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Kyōto, Kyoto Prefecture, Kansai region
Verbatim coll. place:
Japan, Kyoto
Culture or time period:
Japanese
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Accession date:
August 22, 1967
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Skein winder, accession number 9-9345a-e, described as Skein winder: a) wood black with two poles set in at right angles on either end; height 91 cm. b) wood block with one pole set in at right angle in middle: wrapped with twine; height 88 cm. For preparing skein for weaving; set on floor then stood on and used by hand with sliding adjustments; commercially produced.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Skein winder, accession number 9-9345a-e, described as Skein winder: a) wood black with two poles set in at right angles on either end; height 91 cm. b) wood block with one pole set in at right angle in middle: wrapped with twine; height 88 cm. For preparing skein for weaving; set on floor then stood on and used by hand with sliding adjustments; commercially produced.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Skein winder, accession number 9-9345a-e, described as Skein winder: a) wood black with two poles set in at right angles on either end; height 91 cm. b) wood block with one pole set in at right angle in middle: wrapped with twine; height 88 cm. For preparing skein for weaving; set on floor then stood on and used by hand with sliding adjustments; commercially produced.

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