1920.] A Loom used by the Gaodar of Seistan. 25 
EXPLANATION OF PLATES. 
’ Prats I. 
Gaodar encampment at the edge of the Hamun-i-Hel- 
mand, showing loom-frames resting against the huts of reed- 
matting. 
Prate II. 
Fic. 1.—Gaodar loom, Seistan. 
a=cloth-beam; b=warp-beam; c=stick support- 
ing suspensorium; d=transverse rod of suspen- 
sorium ; e=rod supporting shed-stick (f) and heddle- 
rod (g) ; h=even threads of warp ; i=odd threads of 
warp ; k= web of cloth. 
Fic. 2.—Beater-in or weaver’s comb; much reduced. 
Fie. 3.—Two Gaodar women weaving at the loom. 
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