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Belt Loom

Native NameKwai-Ung-Guh-Ta
Object Number:38675
Current Location: Collections Storage
Culture:Hopi
Provenience: Arizona
Mishongnovi
Second Mesa
Culture Area: Southwest Culture Area
Section:American
Materials:Reed (plant)
Wood
Fiber
Length: 53 cm
Width: 10.7 cm
Credit Line:Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901
Other Number:156;504 - Field No SF

Description

Rigid heddle reed for a belt loom. 94 reeds arranged vertically and tied to two horizontal wooden bars. Each read has a single perforation. One reed is broken.

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