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1921.93.261

Shuttle used in weaving. [BS [OPS Move] 3/4/2017]

1921.93.261

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Collection type
Object
Description
Shuttle used in weaving. [BS [OPS Move] 3/4/2017]
Long description
Shuttle used in weaving. Carved from one piece of red coloured wood with a pair of projecting arms at either end that curve in to each other. The central rectangular section is flat and thinner than the curved ribs. Dark coloured fibre is wound around the centre. [BS [OPS Move] 3/4/2017]
Person
Field collector Charles Frederick Wood
PRM source Edith Lucy Wake Wood
Date / Period
Date made: Before 10/1873
Date collected
20 September - 12 October 1873
Acquisition information
Donated: 1921
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Banana Leaf Plant, Process Carved, Process Wound
Dimensions
Depth: max 19 mm, Width: max 42 mm, Length: max 200 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1921.93.261

Search terms: Textile, Tool, Weaving Accessory

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