Methods of Hand Spinning in Egypt and the Sudan
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A 1931 Bankfield Museum Notes monograph by Grace M. Crowfoot surveying hand-spinning methods in Egypt and the Sudan. It classifies methods into types (hand spinning, hooked stick, spindle rotated in the hand, grasped, supported, and suspended spindle) and describes each from her field observations of wool, flax and cotton spinning among named peoples and villages. It compares modern practice with Ancient Egyptian tomb scenes and weaving models (Daga, Baqt, Khety, Mehenkwetre, Beni Hasan), and covers spindles, whorls, doubling and warping. Illustrated with many photographic plates, line drawings, summary tables, appendices and an index.
- Type
- Monograph
- Date
- 1931
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 79
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