Forked-stick apparatus [.1], for ‘knitting' square wool-cord, by the slipped-loop process, with a piece of bamboo [.2] hanging in the middle of the fork. The bamboo is held by the wool, and is inserted into a length of the finished cord.

Collection type: Object
Description: Forked-stick apparatus [.1], for ‘knitting' square wool-cord, by the slipped-loop process, with a piece of bamboo [.2] hanging in the middle of the fork. The bamboo is held by the wool, and is inserted into a length of the finished cord.
Geographical reference: Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria; Katsina
Cultural groups: Hausa
Person: Field collector Henry Balfour; PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1930
Date collected: July - September 1930
Acquisition information: Donated: 1930
Materials and processes: Material Wool Yarn Animal, Material Wood Plant, Process Knitted, Process Carved
Dimensions: Length: max 12 mm, Length: max 400 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1930.43.35.1 Accession number: 1930.43.35.2

Search terms: Cordage, Tool

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