A backstrap loom with a partially woven cloth. It consists of a flat warp beam which has rounded edges on one side and a cut away section on the opposite side. (Is this in fact the sword?) The warp spacer is made from a single piece of wood, and has sections cut out to make notches. The heddle rod has small grooves towards each edge, perhaps to prevent the warp from slipping off. The heddle leashes are made of a natural coloured bast fibre. A dried leaf (?) is used as the breast beam. The warp faced cloth is predominantly brown stripes, with some narrow green and yellow stripes. The shuttle (made of cane ?) is full of dark brown bast fibre. The backstrap is made of basketry. It is curved and has two loops at each end. The back of the strap is coated with a pigment (?). [Textile]
backstrap loom; textile
Collection Information
These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.
The database retains language taken from historical documents to help research. Please note that some records may feature language and reflect systems of thinking that are outdated and offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.
If you have any further information about objects in our collections, can suggest corrections to our information or if you see content requiring immediate action, please contact us: enquiry@horniman.ac.uk