Photos of backstrap looms in Mitla, Oaxaca
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1966 to 1970
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Three of these photos are of Mitla Zapotecs weaving with a backstrap loom. The fourth is of a rebozo which had been made with a backstrap loom, hanging out to dry after being dyed.
Morris Stubblefield says that the Mitla Zapotecs refer to the backstrap looms as "waist looms."
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Draft (posted 'as is' without peer review)
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Mexico
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Entry Number:
73825