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Thread Beater

Baule, 1933-1966

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Baule

Thread Beater

Baule

Thread Beater

Baule, 1933-1966

Physical Qualities Wood, bamboo, cotton yarn, 7 7/8 × 7 3/4 × 2 3/8 in. (20 × 19.7 × 6 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of A. Harvey and Phyllis K. Schreter, Baltimore
Object Number 1991.399.1
Karl-Ferdinand Schaedler, Weaving in Africa, 1987.

Culture

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2000–2000

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