Shuttle used for weaving

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A light brown wooden shuttle. The shuttle is diamond shaped and has a hollowed-out portion at center. A piece of wood with knobs on either end is inside the hollowed-out area. The piece of wood is shaped like a barbell. The wooden piece is attached to the shuttle by a wooden joint. A wooden cheek is on either end of the barbell shaped piece of wood and the mortise is cut out of the shuttle. On either side of the hollowed-out area is a hole carved into the shuttle. The back of the shuttle where the hollowed-out area is cracked and loose.

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