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Rope braiding tool. Oroche

Title:

Rope braiding tool

Ethnic groups:

Oroche

Territory:

river Iman, Ussuri Krai

Date:

late 19th - early 20th century

Collectors-person:
Material:

Leather: natural leather: hide (Siberian Roe Deer – Capreolus pygargus Pallas); wood

Dimensions:

28.0 x 17.0

Number:

РЭМ 1870-71

Annotation:

A wooden structure with a hollow central part, into which a stem is inserted fixed with the aid of a pin and a leather ring. Two parallel crosspieces are secured in the central and upper part perpendicular to the handle. The lower edge of the upper piece has two small notches for securing bast. Thick ropes for tackle were braided using a reel. The raw material was willow or lime bast.