Loom
Item number Nb7.252 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Rectangular wooden loom. Centre section has thirty-seven slats, each with a hole at mid-section. Three slats are wrapped with paper. Slatted section is nailed at top and bottom into a three-piece holding frame. Long string, looped and knotted from either end with a loop tied at centre. Short string loops around frame and through slats in centre.
History Of Use
Used for weaving tumplines.
Cultural Context
weaving; textiles
Specific Techniques
Rigid heddle loom: 1 warp thread through hole, 1 warp thread through slit.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in Nass River, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Bruce Russell before January 16, 1980
- Received from Bruce Russell (Donor) on January 16, 1980
What
- Name
- Loom
- Identification Number
- Nb7.252
- Type of Item
- loom
- Material
- metal, cedar wood, cotton fibre and paper
- Manufacturing Technique
- whittled, nailed and split
- Overall
- height 2.0 cm, width 26.0 cm, depth 46.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Nass River, British Columbia, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Nisga'a
- Previous Owner
- Bruce Russell
- Received from
- Bruce Russell (Donor)
When
- Ownership Date
- before January 16, 1980
- Acquisition Date
- on January 16, 1980
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 17
- Accession Number
- 0584/0009
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