Item HT 14339 Twine - Countermarch Floor Loom, Germany, circa 1945

Summary

Length of plastic twine from the countermarch floor loom. The Countermarch Floor Loom was made for Anna Apinis by fellow survivors of World War II, in Memmingen, a displaced persons camp in Germany with wood scavenged from bombed-out ruins. It was designed by Anna's husband Ervins. Anna used the loom to weave traditional Latvian designs using threads gathered by unraveling old scraps of fabric. Anna brought the loom with her to Australia and continued to weave Latvian designs on it.

Physical Description

Length of pale yellow, plastic twine wrapped around a roll of folded, glossy paper.