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Biisal, Maniyel, Back Tension Loom: Shuttle

Biisal, Maniyel, Back Tension Loom: Shuttle

2000.01.0019K

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification	Biisal, Maniyel, Back Tension Loom: Shuttle (2000.01.0019K)
Classification/ Nomenclature	Materials T&E : Textileworking T&E : Textile Manufacturing Equipment
Artist/Maker	None
Geographic Location	Oceania--Micronesia : Federated States of Micronesia : Lamotrek Island of the Yap Islands in the Caroline Islands
Period/Date	05/01/1964
Culture	Micronesian
Location	On Exhibitin the Southeast Asia and Oceania exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length)	44.9 cm
Dimension 2 (Width)	4.5 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth)	4.4 cm
Weight	143 g
Measuring Remarks	None
Materials	Plant--Wood
Manufacturing Processes	Carved, Wrapping
Munsell Color Information	waived

Research Remarks

Published Description	N/A
Description	N/A
Comparanda	7 --LOA Quantity Field
Bibliography	Alkire, William H. Lamotrek Atoll and Inter-island Socioeconomic Ties. Illinois Studies in Anthropology, No. 5. University of Illinois Press: Urbana, 1965. Kramer, Augustin. Ergebnisse der Sudsee Expedition 1908-1910. (ed.) G. Thilenius. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co., 1937. Pp. 74, 81, 248.

Artifact History

Archaeological Data	N/A
Credit Line/Dedication	William H. Alkire Collection, Transfer from Department of Anthropology, UIUC
Reproduction	No
Reproduction Information	N/A

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