Weaving Shuttle

Name/Title

Weaving Shuttle

Entry/Object ID

1981.024.001

Description

Long flat wooden shuttle, used for carrying the weft threads across then through the warp in weaving. Handmade. Said to be of First Nations manufacture. Type of wood unknown.

Acquisition

Accession

1981.024

Source (if not Accessioned)

John, May & Joseph

Notes

Accession Date: 14-Jul-81 Mode of Acquisition: gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Shuttle

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Textile Manufacturing Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Textileworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

weaving shuttle

Created By

Tank, Rhonda

Create Date

February 16, 1996

Update Date

June 17, 2023