. Bulletin. Ethnology. /^\. Figure 127.—Guiana hammock making. Frame of two horizontal timbers. Left: Ver- tical warp is run indirectly over a head stick {h) which, when finally pulled out, allows the article to be removed whole. Right: Separator is inserted below the permanent one in order to bring forward the posterior layer (of the front set) of warps, so as to get plenty of space. (After Roth, 1924, figs. 199, 202.) second type of loom has a number of improvements used by various tribes (figs. 128, 129) : (a) a headpiece, around which the warp passes at the lower end, rather than being dir
. Bulletin. Ethnology. /^\. Figure 127.—Guiana hammock making. Frame of two horizontal timbers. Left: Ver- tical warp is run indirectly over a head stick {h) which, when finally pulled out, allows the article to be removed whole. Right: Separator is inserted below the permanent one in order to bring forward the posterior layer (of the front set) of warps, so as to get plenty of space. (After Roth, 1924, figs. 199, 202.) second type of loom has a number of improvements used by various tribes (figs. 128, 129) : (a) a headpiece, around which the warp passes at the lower end, rather than being directly attached to the lower bar, permitting the whole fabric to be rotated around the main bars and removed without cutting; {h) shuttle spools for carrying the yarn; (c) shed rods for separating layers of warp; (c?) heddles of string loops; {e) wooden laminae for keeping bars of weft horizontal and equidistant; (/) leveling strips for keeping bars of weft even; and others. Miniature looms of the same continuous warp type, usually of the vertical-bar variety, are used for such weaving as bands and baby slings. The weft is double twined at each end of the fabric but is continuous between the ends. A sword beater is used for consolidating the weft. Beaded aprons (pi. 116, center) are made on a loom consisting of a bent switch with a bar tied across the open ends to make a D-shaped frame (fig. 131, g). The straight side forms the lower bar of the loom, and a series of cotton cords tied in one. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. Washington : G. P. O.
Size: 1162px × 2149px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, booksubjectethnolo, bookyear1901
