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Heddle pulleys

Scope note

Pulleys consisting of a grooved wheel held in an often elaborately carved frame, used to suspend and move the heddles on African double-heddle looms.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000256329

Term used for

pulleys, heddle

Equivalent Terms used

heddle pulley

Created

13yrs ago

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