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Weaving frame with unfinished beaded aprons for little girls

To make beaded aprons, the women of Wapishana used bow looms made of bent switches. Cotton thread and glass beads were tied together to form trapezoid-shaped loincloths. Upon completion, the bundles wrapped around the crossbar were knotted and hung down as fringes.

Data Provider
Museen Freiburg Show original at data provider

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Makushi
Object type
Webstuhl
Dimensions
Width: 315.0 mm
Height: 380.0 mm
Material/Technique
Cotton, Glass beads, Wood
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
III/1095

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    1911 - 1913
  • Change of legal title:
    Donation
    when
    10.10.1914
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    America

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