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Accession Number 1985.61.1 Title backstrap loom Category Textileworking Tools & Equipment Object Type loom, backstrap Creator de Gronzales, Juliana Date Made ca. 1983 Place Made South America: Bolivia Culture South American Cultural Region South American Gender and Age not applicable Materials and Techniques wood; wool; cotton Measurements overall: 52.5 cm Description

Wooden backstrap loom with warp stretched by front and back beam. Front beam (chucorcata), swort (lluqui), flattened pointed pick (petana), broad flat comb (chapina), and a long slender stick for holding picked-up…

Wooden backstrap loom with warp stretched by front and back beam. Front beam (chucorcata), swort (lluqui), flattened pointed pick (petana), broad flat comb (chapina), and a long slender stick for holding picked-up threads (palito), and two tying ropes (awa huatana). Handspun sheep's wool, a few commercial synthetic yarns in narrow colour areas and commercial cotton (madeja) for white yarns are on the loom.

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