Loom

Object/Artifact

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Swedish American Museum

2005.78.4

2005.78.4

Name/Title

Loom

Entry/Object ID

2005.78.4

Description

Grayish-white loom on which trimmings for gakti are made. It is made of reindeer antler. The loom has two horizontal bars, one of which is at the top and the other of which is at the bottom and lots of vertical bars which are attached to the former. In addition, each vertical bar is punctured with a hole which has yarn of red, white, yellow, or blue running through it.

Acquisition

Accession

2005.78

Source or Donor

Jacobson, Selma & Hanna

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Selma & Hanna Jacobson

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Sápmi, Northern Europe

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Sámi

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

Signed Flag: No

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Handicraft, Reindeer

Search Terms

Looms, Sami, Sapmi

Dimensions

Height

3-7/8 in

Width

9-1/2 in

Depth

1/4 in

Material

Wool, Reindeer Antler