Red Oak Navajo Sash Belt Batten

$50.00

4 in stock

Description

This batten is a weaving tool to help weavers to tighten the wool yarn’s strands between the warps by applying pressure when batting the material down. On the surface of the handle and spine (blade) are 17 lines; the spaces between them measures up to an inch each. In the middle of the blade’s spine is a hallmark, “MHD” carved by the artist.

Material

• Red Oak Wood

Measurements

• Batten: 2 inches wide x 18 inches long
• Handle: 1.1 inches wide x 4 inches long
• Thickness of the blade: ½ inches thick (Spine),
  • 1/4 inches thick (blade belly).

Artist

Mark H. Deschinny

Hallmark

• “MHD”

Brand

Navajo Arts and Crafts Vendor