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Object Number
973-42-50/11742.1
Display Title
"Waranto": flexible stick used to maintain fabric tension, during weaving
Descriptions
Object Description
"Waranto": flexible stick used to maintain fabric tension, during weaving
Inventory Description
Stick, carved, forked one end, tapered other end, bark removed, for loom?
Classification
- Loom
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Ethiopia
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Northern Wallega
Additional Geographic Terms
Horo-Guduru; Lemu; Gidda-Kiramu
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 56.3 x 14.1 x 5.4 cm (22 3/16 x 5 9/16 x 2 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
973-42-50/11742.1
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