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1929.72.1.4

Wooden toggles, tied with string and a stone. For the associated components of this loom see 1929.72.1 .2 - .8 [BS [OPS Move] 12/5/2017]

1929.72.1.4

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden toggles, tied with string and a stone. For the associated components of this loom see 1929.72.1 .2 - .8 [BS [OPS Move] 12/5/2017]
Long description
Wooden toggles, still with bark on are each carved with bluntly tapered point at one end and an expanded butt at the other. There is a metal wire core/tip visible at the tapered end of these toggles. They are tied with string and a perforated stone is also attached. For the associated components of this loom see 1929.72.1 .2 - .8 [BS [OPS Move] 12/5/2017]
Cultural groups
Arab
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source James Thomas Hooper
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1899
Date collected
By 1899
Acquisition information
Purchased: 27/03/1929
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Plant Fibre Yarn, Material Stone, Material Metal, Process Carved, Process Tied, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Depth: max 32 mm, Width: max 65 mm, Length: max 489 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1929.72.1.4

Search terms: Textile, Technique, Loom, Weaving Accessory, Loom Part

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