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Kente Cloth Loom Shuttle

1976.07.0002B

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Artifact Identification Kente Cloth Loom Shuttle   (1976.07.0002B)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Materials T&E
    2. :
  2. Textileworking T&E
    3. :
  3. Textile Manufacturing Equipment
Artist/Maker None
Geographic Location
Period/Date 1970 - 1976 CE
Culture Asante, Ashanti, Akan
Location On Exhibitin the Africa exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 14.5 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 2.2 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 1.8 cm
Weight 13 g
Measuring Remarks None
Materials Plant--Wood, Textile--Cotton, Plant--Fiber, Plant--Cotton, Pigment--Dye
Manufacturing Processes Cutting, Hollowing, Dyeing
Munsell Color Information waived

Research Remarks

Published Description N/A
Description N/A
Comparanda N/A
Bibliography

Cole, Herbert M. and Doran H. Ross. The Arts of Ghana. Los Angeles: University of California, 1977.

Artifact History

Archaeological Data N/A
Credit Line/Dedication Purchase
Reproduction no
Reproduction Information N/A

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