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Object Number
973-42-50/11742
Display Title
"Waranto": flexible stick used to maintain fabric tension, during weaving
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Waranto
Object Description
"Waranto": flexible stick used to maintain fabric tension, during weaving
Inventory Description
Wood stick, flexible, formed from having been split lengthwise
Classification
- Textileworking
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
Dimensions
Overall: 77 x 1.2 x 0.6 cm (30 5/16 x 1/2 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
973-42-50/11742
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