A strap from a backstrap loom consisting of a long, narrow, rectangular piece of leather with two loops of twisted cord attached at either end through puncture holes in the leather.

Details

Catalog Number: A77:1:317I

Object Name: Loom

Alternate Name: Loom, Backstrap

Name: Tab' pat (Tzotzil)

Material: LEATHER

Dimensions:

• Depth: 0.4cm
• Length: 63cm
• Width: 2.6cm

World Region: North America

Culture Area: Mesoamerica

People/Culture: Maya

Place Made: MexicoChiapasTenejapaTenejapa

Collection: Anthropology