Rope braiding tool

Oroche

Ussuri Krai, river Iman

late 19th - early 20th century

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

28.0 x 17.0

РЭМ 1870-71

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.