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1884.46.21.1

Breast beam for loom, and partially woven sample of yellow textile. [IL [OPS Move] 3/4/2017]

1884.46.21.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Breast beam for loom, and partially woven sample of yellow textile. [IL [OPS Move] 3/4/2017]
Long description
Breast beam for loom, and partially woven sample of yellow textile. Domed piece of wood with a roughly semicircular section, with two circular sections removed. Bound with string and attached to a partially woven mat of plant fibre. The warps are also attached to [1884.46.21 .2 - .3] [IL [OPS Move] 3/4/2017]
Geographical reference
Gabon
Africa > Central Africa > Gabon
Unknown
Date / Period
Date made: Possibly before 1875
Date collected
?Prior to 1875
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Plant Fibre Textile, Material String, Process Woven, Process Carved
Dimensions
Length: max 750 mm total, Width: max 825 mm total, Depth: max 40 mm total, Length: max 600 mm breast beam and textile, Width: max 610 mm breast beam and textile, Depth: max 35 mm breast beam and textile
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.46.21.1 PR Cat other PR nos: 2542

Search terms: Textile, Tool, Loom

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