also: たかはた
traditional Japanese treadle-operated tall loom
A tall loom operated with a treadle, used historically for weaving textiles. The term is specific to traditional Japanese weaving culture.
I observed a demonstration of a traditional tall loom at the museum.
高機は、足で踏み板を操作して経糸を上下させる仕組みです。
The tall loom is a mechanism that raises and lowers the warp threads by operating a treadle with the foot.
Standard kanji spelling for this traditional loom.
Alternate reading; たかばた is more common.
Compound of 高 (taka, 'tall') and 機 (hata, 'loom'). The reading たかばた is a rendaku form of たかはた.