- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Trapezoidal wooden sword or weft beater. For the rest of the loom and associated cushioned seat see [1965.4.2 .1 - .4] and [1965.4.2 .6 - .8] [EH [OPS Move] 8/5/2017]
- Person
- Field collector Oxford University Women’s Expedition to Bijapur, India
- PRM source Oxford University Women’s Expedition to Bijapur, India
- PRM source Jean Mitchell
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1965
- Date collected
- 1964
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1965
- Materials and processes
- Material Wood Plant, Process Carved
- Dimensions
- Depth: max 32 mm, Width: max 50 mm, Length: max 545 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1965.4.2.5
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