Heddle
Datec. 1900
Object PlaceIowa, United States, North America
MediumWood (walnut)
ClassificationsTools and Implements
Dimensions13 1/2 x 9 1/8 inches (34.3 x 23.2 cm)
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase
Object number81.369
DescriptionRectangular heddle carved from one piece of wood. It has a thick rectangular base and a gable-shaped top border which is a thin vertical screen. The gable area is filled with geometric ornament leaving two pierced areas. Carved mountain lions crouch on either side of the gable.On View
On viewCollections
- Native American Minds of Colonial America Copy
Locations
- Exhibition Demo Museum (Hanover Square), Wing A, The Americas, Gallery 8
ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of: M. G. Chandler
Collected by M. G. Chandler at Tama Iowa.
