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Object Number 987-29-50/12097
Display Title Loom harnesses
Descriptions
Object Description Two loom harnesses with string heddles and gourd foot peddles, attached to one another by hide thong
Inventory Description Loom with cotton weaving, string heddles, 2 round perforated wood disks
Classification
  • Loom
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Ivory Coast
Dimensions Overall: 53 x 16 x 2.3 cm (20 7/8 x 6 5/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 987-29-50/12097
Provenance
Collector Christopher B. Steiner (1987 - 12/31/1987)
Donor Christopher B. Steiner (1987 - 12/31/1987)

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