Carder

37-22-49

From: Sierra Leone | Sherbro Island

Curatorial Section: African

Object Number 37-22-49
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Sherbro
Provenience Sierra Leone | Sherbro Island
Section African
Materials Wood | Fiber
Description

Bow with double string. With this the cotton fibers are teased out into straight lengths for spinning.

Length 47 cm
Width 33 cm
Credit Line Expedition to Sierra Leone, West Africa; Henry Usher Hall, 1937
Other Number 4 - Collector Number

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