Shuttle

Item number Sf1001 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Description

Green painted, boat-shaped, wooden shuttle with solid end points and hollowed out central area. Notches at the ends of the hollowed out area support a metal rod which holds the wooden bobbin on which white yarn is wound. The yarn is fed to the outside of the shuttle through a single slot positioned in the centre of one side. The shuttle is crudely carved and the green paint is worn off in some sections. One chip along the upper edge.

History Of Use

Used with a treadle loom for weaving yardage. This size is used only for weaving 'chal', the white and blue checked scarf worn by men. A larger shuttle is used for weaving the wider bolts of bayeta.

Narrative

Bought from the maker and user, Epalito Marca Quispe, at his home in Taquile. He carved it from the wood of the kolle tree which is native to Taquile. Epalito demonstrated how he wound bobbins using a spindle mounted on a bicycle wheel which he turned by hand. Epalito had cut and fit a metal rod for the shuttle as the original had been misplaced.