This tool is used by hand to smooth out warp threads and allow the threads to easily pass through the shuttle of a loom.
https://africa.si.edu/collections/objects/12474/heddle-pulley;jsessionid=FEE14EF33BB7F92CC118DD568207C650?ctx=3a617314d4cd13018c89216973a38379672d8948&idx=19
Acquisition
Accession
2001.01
Source or Donor
Thomas D. Slater
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
Gift of Thomas D. Slater
Ethnography
Cultural Region
Region
West Africa
Continent
Africa
Notes
Likely from Ghana (tribe is most likely Ashanti but no way to confirm as of yet).
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Pulley
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Mechanical Devices
Nomenclature Class
Mechanical T&E
Nomenclature Category
Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology
