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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