Bow
Textile
| Object Number: | 2003-63-151 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Liberia |
| Section: | African |
| Materials: | Wood |
| Technique: | Carved |
| 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 |
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.
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