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Object Number
2010.22.4.1
Display Title
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
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Backstrap loom, unfinished textile, red warp, multicolored design, ten wooden pieces, bars, batten, heddle rod, front bar, shed rods
Classification
- Loom
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1958 or before
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
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Guatemala
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El Quiche
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<County>
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Santo Tomas Chichicastenango
Materials
Wood Cotton Dye
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement of batten): 5.4 x 58.4201 x 1.9 cm (2 1/8 x 23 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2010.22.4.1
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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