Heddle
Datec. 1900
Object PlaceIowa, United States, North America
MediumWood (walnut)
Dimensions13 1/2 x 9 1/8 inches (34.3 x 23.2 cm)
ClassificationsTools and Implements
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase
Object number81.369
DescriptionRectangular heddle carved from one piece of wood. It has a thick rectangular base and a gable-shaped top border which is a thin vertical screen. The gable area is filled with geometric ornament leaving two pierced areas. Carved mountain lions crouch on either side of the gable.On View
On viewCollections
- Native American Minds of Colonial America Copy
c. 1860
c. 1870
1730/1740
c. 1870
c. 1850
c. 1890
1900-1940
ca. 1911-1916
19th/20th Century