Loom
Mat
38-24-19
From: Solomon Islands | Nukumanu
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 38-24-19 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Solomon Islands | Nukumanu |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Plant Fiber |
| Description | Loom consists of top and bottom cross-bars, weaver's sword, 2 bars [1 cylindrical] for holding the woof threads free, 4 more horizontal bars, long shuttle threaded with palm fibre, small shuttle with cord attached, and an unattached paddle. The mat is of fine weave. |
| Width | 75 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Fred Harbert, 1938 |
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