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Untitled

1974; scanned 2023

Deer Isle, Hancock County, Maine, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Digital image scanned from a 35mm black and white negative of an unidentified camper working on a weaving project at the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts during the 1974 annual summer session. The camper appears to be separating fibers. With her proper right hand, she holds a tapestry needle and pulls the fibers over a possible heddle rod. Using her proper left hand, the camper uses a needle to separate the fibers. In front of her, a block of wood and rock clamp down the fibers. The camper wears a light color jacket.

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Catalog reference: 2025.59.100

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