Auvergne. Folk art from the late 18th / early 19th century 23-thread ribbon passette, with wolf's teeth motifs on the crossbars Carved beech on both sides. All you need to do is attach the warp threads on one side to a fixed support (wall, chair, etc.) and on the other to the belt, to tighten it and pass the weft through by simply moving the passette up and down. 10.5 x 17 cm Provenance: private collection, Salers Bibliography: similar models in: Philippe de Las Cases, L'art rustique en France: l'Auvergne, Paris, Albin Michel, p.77 Roger Verdier, Les bois sculptés du XVème au XXème siècle, savants et populaires, cat. exp. at Saint Nectaire, 1987, page 87. (Patina of use, handle missing, cross still visible)