Loom Item Number: 3621/2 a-c from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Old wooden loom with two upright support posts (parts a-b) and one rolling bar (part c). The support posts are rectangular in shape with one tapered end. Each post has two rectangular cutout holes near each end. On one post (part a), there is a small rectangular piece of wood nailed across the lower cutout hole near the tapered end. The cylindrical bar (part c) has been painted.

Cultural Context

weaving; textiles

Narrative

Loom was said to have been collected by Edith Bevan Cross who observed the loom lying in the mud when the Patricia Bay Reserve was being moved to build the new airport.