Beads and beadwork of the American Indians : a study based on specimens in the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation (1929)
Orchard, William C · New York : Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation · leaf 137
WOVEN BEADWORK IOI ends are taken care of at the lower or finishing edge of the apron. In the illustration the cords are spread apart to show their several Fig. 96. — Apron loom and partly completed apron. Arakuna Indians, upper Essequibo river, British Guiana. (4/9922) directions ; when drawn… … Fig. 97. — Upper edge of a woman's apron showing the method of placing the warp-strands through two pairs of twisting strings. These strings would be inverted on the loom. (4/9922) The manufacture of a bead apron is woman's work, and the loom is now ready to receive the beads. With her legs through…
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