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- Common name
- Frame shuttle
- Material
- legno ferro
Description
Tool used in weaving to insert the weft thread into the warp. After loading the bobbin into the shuttle, it was thrown through the warp to weave the threads, contributing to the production of cloth. The shuttle facilitated the daily weaving process in households.
Use
- Areas of use
- economy and domestic rituals
- Specific use
- weaving
- Craft
- domestic use
Preserved specimen
The object is parallelepipedal in shape, with rounded ends ending in a metal spike. The inner space is hollow to accommodate the metal spool, pivoted at one end. Attached to the underside is a wheel
Cataloging
- SIRBeC
- 7s020-00471
