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Object Number
2010.22.2.1
Display Title
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
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Backstrap loom, unfinished textile, dark blue warp, multi-colored geometric designs, eight wooden pieces, bars, bobbin, batten, heddle rod, shuttle
Classification
- Loom
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Guatemala
Materials
Wood Cotton
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement of batten): 5.2 x 72.3901 x 1.7 cm (2 1/16 x 28 1/2 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2010.22.2.1
Credit Line
Gift of Samuel Kirkland Lothrop, Jr.
Provenance
Owner
A. Karen Romney
Owner
Samuel Kirkland Lothrop Jr.
Collector
Joy Mahler Lothrop
Collector
Dr. Samuel Kirkland Lothrop
Donor
Donated by
A. Karen Romney
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