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Fig.6a. Loin loom and loom parts. (1. Bamboo which serves the same purpose as the warp beam in a horizontal loom, 2. Thin bamboo rod which acts as a lease rod, 3. Bamboo shod stick, 4. Thin bamboo heddle stick which holds the yarn heddles, 5. Wooden beater, 6. Wooden rods which serve the same purpose as the cloth beamin a horizontal loom, 7. Leather back- strap, 8. The continuous warp, 9. The woven fabric, 10. Mat spread on the floor on which the weaver sits