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Object Number 2004.24.26986
Display Title Weaver with backstrap loom
Descriptions
Subject
  • Loom
  • weaver
  • Woman
  • Basket
Department Photographic
Artist Hillel S. Burger
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China / Tibet
Additional Geographic Terms west
Dimensions Overall: 10.16 x 12.7 cm (4 x 5 in.)

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Loom
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Woven
Loom
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Saddle bag
Chimaltenango
Backstrap loom with textile in progress; six parts total
2002.1.2336 Backstrap loom with textile in progress; six parts total
Loom
Backstrap loom, "lliclla"
2000.7.1 Backstrap loom, "lliclla"
Loom
Chinchero
Image Not Available for Backstrap loom and unfinished textile with white warp, multicolored zigzag and dot pattern; loom has 10 wooden pieces including end bars, bobbin, batten, heddle rod, shed rods
2010.22.1.1 Backstrap loom and unfinished textile with white warp, multicolored zigzag and dot pattern; loom has 10 wooden pieces including end bars, bobbin, batten, heddle rod, shed rods
Loom
Guatemala
Image Not Available for Backstrap loom and short length of unfinished textile with red warp; loom has 10 wooden pieces including end bars, bobbin, batten, heddle rod, shed rods
2010.22.4.1 Backstrap loom and short length of unfinished textile with red warp; loom has 10 wooden pieces including end bars, bobbin, batten, heddle rod, shed rods
Loom
Santo Tomas Chichicastenango
Image Not Available for Backstrap loom and unfinished textile with purple, green, red and white warps; purple weft; loom has 8 wooden pieces including end bars, bobbin, batten, heddle rod, shed rods
2010.22.3.1 Backstrap loom and unfinished textile with purple, green, red and white warps; purple weft; loom has 8 wooden pieces including end bars, bobbin, batten, heddle rod, shed rods
Loom
Guatemala
Image Not Available for Backstrap loom and unfinished textile with dark blue warp, multicolored horizontal patterned bands; loom has 8 wooden pieces including end bars, bobbin, batten, heddle rod, shed rods
2010.22.2.1 Backstrap loom and unfinished textile with dark blue warp, multicolored horizontal patterned bands; loom has 8 wooden pieces including end bars, bobbin, batten, heddle rod, shed rods
Loom
Guatemala
Backstrap or headstrap, part of a loom, woven maguey fiber
2013.24.104 Backstrap or headstrap, part of a loom, woven maguey fiber
Band
Tamahu
Backstrap loom with a partially woven white cotton textile on it.
977-46-20/24559 Backstrap loom with a partially woven white cotton textile on it.
Loom
Yalalag