Textile Beater
This is a beater : a part of a loom used for weaving country cloth. It is used to pull and tighten the weft, or horizontal strings, over the warps, or vertical strings.
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Further Information
- Type: Production equipment
- Object: Textile Beater
- Materials: Wood
- Culture Group: Other
- Dimensions: Unknown
- Production Date: Pre 1965
- Associated Places: Kabala, Sengbe Chiefdom, Koinadugu District (Place Collected)
- Associated People: Paramount Chief Kabala
- Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
- Accession Number: SLNM.1965.67.06
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