JAPANESE Late 19th Century Antique REED HARNESS Primitive Weaving LOOM HEDDLE

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Seller: dmanoflv58 ✉️ (2,163) 100%, Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, US, Ships to: US, Item: 232217549485 JAPANESE Late 19th Century Antique REED HARNESS Primitive Weaving LOOM HEDDLE. JAPANESE Late 19th Century Antique REED HARNESS Primitive Weaving LOOM HEDDLE Similar to the first antique Japanese loom heddle I have listed in the collection, but this example is the later 19th century version with improved design, binding and workmanship. It is a finer silk loom heddle with 24 reeds per inch for a total of approximately 360 handset reeds overall.  The loom heddle measures approximately 16" length and 3 1/4" width.  Ca. 1870-1890.  This loom heddle is from a collection of twenty that were used for making silk in 19th century Japan. They were discovered 30 years ago at the bottom of an antique Tansu Chest that was  purchased from an antique store in occupied Japan, 1947 by actress Mamo Clark (Rawley), while her husband Col. James Rawley Sr. was stationed there. Mamo was the wife of Clark Gable in the 1935 MGM classic movie, Mutiny on the Bounty. She also starred with Lon Chaney Jr. in the original 1,000,000 BC movie in 1938. The film was later made as a retake in 1966 by Raquel Welch. After extensive research, it was found that the same types of heddles spread from China, to Japan, and later throughout Europe in the 15th through 18th centuries.  It then spread to the Americas in the 18th century as the American Indians and South Americans were known to have used heddles of the same design to make their blankets and fabrics. See last photo showing a PRIMITIVE WEAVING FRAME from Guadalahara, Mexico printed By the Smithsonian in 1901. In the late 19th century, most loom heddles were made from various metals as the wooden reed design became extinct.
  • Condition: Used
  • Suitable For: Fabric
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan

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