Chetna weaving traditions among the Khasi tribe in Meghalaya have survived through generations and remain mostly top in women, who jealously guard them. This wooden warping instrument, as with its long body and conical top with large four circular holes below it, serves the most important set of modern tools as means towards a traditional Khasi-weaving setup.This would have probably been used on a backstrap loom or something similar, hand-operated to introduce warp or tensioned threads into a warping structure. If there were any holes, they would have presumably served as a guide or a slot to run the threads keeping them aligned, for separating yarns, or assisting in organizing different group threads into pattern. It is possible that the conical shape indicates use in looms design to tighten or anchor.
This tool which has been crafted from a hardwood sourced locally from the area stands for the people's achievement as the Khasi enjoying their world in ecologically sustainable living. The testimony of their ingenuity is contained in the rich craftsmanship ensconced at making it which speaks about their heritage textile tradition continuing through generations.Such tools of weaving not only serve functional purposes but also bear symbolic cultural import that becomes part of the identity and legacy of the community and its craftsmanship. They are now artifacts in museums or part of a Bhoodna Revival Craft Promotion initiative around Northeast India.