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Object Name
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thread reeling machine
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摇纱车
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Basket Maker
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Chinese Government Collection
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Date Collected
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1884
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Temporal Coverage
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Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty (清)
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Description
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1 machine for reeling thread
Tripod made of a forked branch and another stick attached at the crotch with metal nails. Two bamboo tubes protrude from the top of the tripod. These are inserted into holes that are just about the 3rd leg and just below the top.
Apparently is supposed to be a model and have a figure of a girl at work included. Girl not present. The model is supposed to illustrate the reeling process, which follows the spinning process and precedes the stretching process depicted by S82 (UMMA number not currently known), before the weaving.
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Classification
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tools and equipment
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Materials
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wood
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bamboo
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Provenance
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Ningpo, Chekiang (Zhejiang) Province, China
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Measurements
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68 cm tall
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40 cm width
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60 cm length
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Museum Object Numbers
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UMMAA 11225
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S84
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Rights Holder
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University of Michigan Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
UMMAA 11225