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Weaving shuttle

 

Name: Weaving shuttle

Description: Boat shaped piece with a middle cavity into which the bobbins are placed with the rolled up yarn. In weaving, the shuttles carry the thread across the loom weft.

Materials: Wood

Provenance: Mértola

Location: Weaving workshop

Bibliography: LUZIA, Ângela; MAGALHÃES, Isabel; TORRES, Cláudio (1984) - Mantas tradicionais do Baixo Alentejo, Mértola, Cadernos do Campo Arqueológico de Mértola, Campo Arqueológico de Mértola.

 

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