Bow

Textile

2003-63-151

From: Liberia

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 2003-63-151
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Liberia
Section African
Materials Wood
Technique Carved
Description

Textileworking: Bow. Bent wood and rattan weaving tool from World Expo 1893. Small bows were used to fluff the cotton, straightening the fibers in preparation for spinning.

Length 52 cm
Width 11.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003
Other Number 1994.X.10748 - Other Number

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