Carpet Beater
MOA: University of British Columbia
3275/5
Beater used to push down weft during construction of a carpet. Implement is a large comb made of metal, tines long and triangular in profile, flat in width. They are melded together toward back, where comb is fitted at a 90 degree angle into the thick wooden handle.
- Type of Item beater
- Culture Turkish
- Material wood, metal
- Measurements height 14.3 cm, width 8.3 cm, depth 14.5 cm (overall)
- Previous Owner Joanna Staniszkis
- Received from Joanna Staniszkis
- Made in Turkey
- Collection Date during 1994
- Ownership Date before October 16, 2017
- Acquisition Date on October 16, 2017
- Condition fair
- Accession Number 3275/0005