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1973.14.101.28

Lengths of purple and undyed yarn wound onto a spool. The spool is made from a hollow cylindrical piece of ?bamboo wood. For the other components of the loom with which the spool is associated see [1973.14.101 .1 - .43]. [EH [OPS Move] 8/6/2017]

1973.14.101.28

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Collection type
Object
Description
Lengths of purple and undyed yarn wound onto a spool. The spool is made from a hollow cylindrical piece of ?bamboo wood. For the other components of the loom with which the spool is associated see [1973.14.101 .1 - .43]. [EH [OPS Move] 8/6/2017]
Geographical reference
Ethiopia
Africa > Eastern Africa > Ethiopia
Sidamo Near Sodo North West of Lake Abaya
Cultural groups
Wolaytta
Person
Field collector Jean Brown Sassoon
PRM source Jean Brown Sassoon
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1971
Date collected
1971
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1971
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Material Yarn, Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Process Wound, Process Carved, Process Dyed
Dimensions
Diameter: max 19 mm, Length: max 100 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1973.14.101.28 Other numbers: W15

Search terms: Textile, Status, Loom Part, Yarn, Spool, Weaving Accessory

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