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Photo from Dimen Village of Wu Mnci making the tabby heddle for a backstrap loom using a small heddle stick. Using a three-ply black thread, she makes a loop around each thread of the bottom warp layer that she pulled up and separated with the weaver's sword. She fixes each loop to the heddle stick. Here she has already made several loops and is wrapping the thread around the heddle stick. The backstrap loom is attached to her waist by the cloth beam pulled through a thick cloth belt.

Date Created

2010-07-19

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Kam, Dong, Guizhou, China, Chinese Minority, Cultural preservation, Dimen Village, Artisans, Wu Mnci, 吴孟席, Crafts, Garments, Women, Backstrap Loom, Making of the backstrap loom, Backstrap loom parts, Work

Location

Dimen (地扪村), Liping, Qiandongnan, Guizhou, China

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Funding Provided by University of the Pacific

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Marie Anna Lee, c. 2019

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Keywords

Kam, Dong, Guizhou, China, Chinese Minority, Cultural preservation, Dimen Village, Artisans, Wu Mnci, 吴孟席, Crafts, Garments, Women, Backstrap Loom, Making of the backstrap loom, Backstrap loom parts, Work

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