West African heddle pulley

Dublin Core

Title

Subject

CULTURAL HERITAGE

Description

It was common for men to do weaving in West African countries. By means of heddle pulleys the weavers separate the warp threads into ‘fans’ by means of foot pedals. Then the weft threads are ‘shot through’ these ‘fans’. Thus, fabric is created. These heddle pulleys were often carved, and with this one, a face can be made out on one of the sides. Often the faces were of goddesses, so the weavers could look at beauty while they work. Sources: Smithsonian National Museum of African Art

Format

text/plain Alias/WaveFront Object

Type

3D Object

Spatial Coverage

current,13.083374,-59.602236;

License

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License

Europeana

Europeana Data Provider

Barbados Museum and Historical Society

Object

https://sketchfab.com/models/4ba8455c6963481b95dcd713b104a601/embed

Europeana Type

3D

3D Object Item Type Metadata

Wiki

https://eu-lac.org/vmwiki/index.php/West_African_heddle_pulley

DescriptionEN

It was common for men to do weaving in West African countries. By means of heddle pulleys the weavers separate the warp threads into ‘fans’ by means of foot pedals. Then the weft threads are ‘shot through’ these ‘fans’. Thus, fabric is created. These heddle pulleys were often carved, and with this one, a face can be made out on one of the sides. Often the faces were of goddesses, so the weavers could look at beauty while they work. Sources: Smithsonian National Museum of African Art