Loom
Textile
| Native Name | De Palitos |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 42-35-305 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Tzutujil |
| Provenience: | Guatemala San Pedro La Laguna Department of Solola |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Date Made: | pre 1933 |
| Early Date: | 1928 |
| Late Date: | 1933 |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Wood Cotton |
| Length: | 224.5 cm |
| Width: | 64.5 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Lilly de Jongh Osborne, 1942 |
| Other Number: | 231-A - Other Number |
Description
1 cloth bar, 1 loom [warp] bar, 1 width gauge of cane, 1 sword, 1 heddle, 1 light rod similar too heddle apparently belonging to loom but not used for this piece of weaving, 1 very heavy shed stick, shuttle not received, the partially woven cloth is white cotton 35 cm wide with green four thread lengthwise and shadow cross stripes, for men's trousers
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