Model
29-60-94
From: Guatemala | Department of Alta Verapaz | San Pedro Carcha
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 29-60-94 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Guatemala | Department of Alta Verapaz | San Pedro Carcha |
Culture Area | Central American |
Section | American |
Materials | Wood | Cotton |
Iconography | Weaving |
Description | Board with inset pegs representing the three common arrangements of stakes driven into the ground for winding warp, 1: V arrangement to bring winding for long cloth within arm's reach, warper sits halfway of side 2: W arrangement for longer cloth 3: L arrangement [for which Orion's Belt is named 'The Warper']. |
Length | 20 cm |
Width | 11 cm |
Credit Line | Guatemalan Expedition, Robert Burkitt, 1920 |
Other Number | 250-B - Field No SF |
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