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Dakota wood loom frame
1978.56.31
Titles: Dakota wood loom frame (Supplied title)
Description: A Dakota wood loom frame or heddle with wooden bars, circa the mid-19th century or earlier. Each bar has a hole pierced into its midpoint through which strips of cloth may be passed; cloth may also pass through the spaces between the bars. The frame has teeth carved across its bottom and a wood handle on its top with a hole through which a leather strip has been threaded. The loom is stained and decorated with red paint. No shuttle would have been used with a loom of this type.
Dates
- Exactly 1862 (Creation)
Creation
- collected by: Harkin, Alexander
- owned/used by: Harkin, A.
Identifiers
- Accession Number: 1978.56.31
Credit: Minnesota Historical Society Collections
Holding Type: 3D Objects
Quantity: 1 item
Format
- Content Category: artifacts
Measurements
- 12 1/4 inches height
- 11 inches width
- 1/2 inch depth
Subjects
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1978.56.31