"Saffaii-pabate": wooden comb or batten, used to hammer the weft thread against

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Object Number 973-42-50/11738

Display Title "Saffaii-pabate": wooden comb or batten, used to hammer the weft thread against

Descriptions

Indigenous Term Saffaii-pabate

Object Description "Saffaii-pabate": wooden comb or batten, used to hammer the weft thread against the warp. It was also described by a textile specialist, Angela Lawrence (Peabody Museum) as a cloth beam reed.

Inventory Description Wooden back-strap loom, threaded with cotton, partially woven, tied in bundle.

Classification

Loom

Department Ethnographic

Date 1972-1973

Culture

Machagalla

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Ethiopia / Northern Wallega

Additional Geographic Terms Horo-Guduru; Lemu; Gidda-Kiramu

Materials Wood, Cotton

Dimensions Overall: 132 x 20 x 13 cm (51 15/16 x 7 7/8 x 5 1/8 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 973-42-50/11738

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