Warp spacer for weaving. For the other associated weaving apparatus see [1899.78.4 .1 -.8]

Collection type: Object
Description: Warp spacer for weaving. For the other associated weaving apparatus see [1899.78.4 .1 -.8]
Long description: Warp spacer for weaving. Slightly curved length of wood with notches carved along one side. The notches are cut diagonally, changing direction at the centre of the length of wood. For the other associated weaving apparatus see [1899.78.4 .1 -.8]
Geographical reference: Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria; Benin
Cultural groups: Edo
Person: Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source William Downing Webster
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1899
Date collected: By 1899 probably 1897
Acquisition information: Purchased: 10/1899
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions: Length: max 1072 mm, Width: max 13 mm, Depth: max 11 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1899.78.4.6
Research and responses: This collection of weaving equipment [1899.78.4.1-.8] was purchased in 1899 from antiquities dealer William Downing Webster, who was notorious for acquiring and dealing objects taken from Benin City during the British military attack of 1897. The equipment is part a collection of objects purchased by the Pitt Rivers Museum from Webster on 20th October 1899 for £5. 6s. 6d, paid for by the Museum Maintenance of Collections Fund. [JMC 10/03/2023]
Associated publications: Listed as nos RO/20 - RO/27 on p. 2.1.33 in Philip J. C. Dark, An Illustrated Catalogue of Benin Art, Boston, MA: G. K. Hall, 1982.

Search terms: Textile, Loom Part, Weaving Accessory

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