Summary
Slide shows Anna and Ervins Apinis threading up the countermarch loom in preparation for weaving. The Countermarch Floor Loom 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, both traditional and experimental. She also taught her daughter Anita to weave on this Loom and together they kept alive their Latvian culture.
Description of Content
Slide depicts Anna and Ervins Apinis threading up the countermarch floor loom in preparation for weaving.
Physical Description
Colour Slide.
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Acquisition Information
Copied from Mrs Anita Apinis-Herman
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Person Depicted
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Person Depicted
Mr Ervins Apinis, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1985
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Format
Slide, 35 mm, Colour
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Keywords
Artistic Practices, Artworks, Cultural Identity, Handcrafts, Latvian Communities, Latvian Immigration, Weaving