Studies in Primitive Looms
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Part III of H. Ling Roth's comparative study of primitive looms, covering Indonesian looms (Dusun, Iban/Sea Dyak, Ilanun, Igorot, Bugis, Malay, Javanese, Cambodian) and the related Bhotiya, Korean, Santa Cruz and Caroline Islands looms. It describes loom parts such as warp beams, laze rods, heddles, sword beaters-in, temples, spools and reeds, with museum specimen dimensions, thread counts and comparison tables. Roth traces the evolution of the reed from a pegged warp spacer, discusses the migration of the Santa Cruz loom across the Pacific, and notes ritual practices tied to weaving. Numerous line drawings and a migration map accompany the text.
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