Replica loom component for a Nepalese frame loom. The part of the textile tool has been made to precise drawings and measurements. It consists of a rectangular wooden beam which has been narrowed on 2 sides at one end. This end has a rounded groove cut into one of the narrower sides (at about the halfway point). A peg with a round disk at the end has been inserted near the narrowed section, and secured with a pin. 2 dots are incised on one of the sides of this section.
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