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Heddle Pulley

37-22-39

From: Sierra Leone | Sherbro Island | Balolo (Sierra Leone)

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 37-22-39
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Sherbro
Provenience Sierra Leone | Sherbro Island | Balolo (Sierra Leone)
Section African
Materials Wood | Plant Fiber
Description

See 37-22-38. The expression bul aini ["head of loom'] is Mandi. The Mandi introduced the loom to the Sherbro. See notes on the loom.
Credit Line Expedition to Sierra Leone, West Africa; Henry Usher Hall, 1937
Other Number 37 - Collector Number

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