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Object Number 47-63-30/5741
Display Title Yarn, cotton
Descriptions
Object Description Cotton thread, wound as if pulled off a spindle - found in work basket #30/5737: Fine cotton yarns (s), originally wound onto bobbin, but now pulled off.
Inventory Description Organic, fiber, cotton, flattened, wound, fraying ends
Classification
  • Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Central Coast?
  • Late Intermediate Period?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 10.8 x 0.5 x 0.6 cm (4 1/4 x 3/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Yarn skein
47-63-30/5742 Yarn skein
Fiber
Peru
Bobbin
47-63-30/5753 Bobbin
Tool
Peru
Bobbin
47-63-30/5755 Bobbin
Tool
Peru
Yarn ball, camelid
47-63-30/5739 Yarn ball, camelid
Fiber
Peru
Bobbin
42-28-30/4538 Bobbin
Tool
Nazca Province
Bobbin
47-63-30/5754 Bobbin
Tool
Peru
Yarn skein
87-61-30/54442 Yarn skein
Fiber
Ancon
Pick-up stick?
47-63-30/5756 Pick-up stick?
Tool
Peru
Yarn ball, cotton and camelid
47-63-30/5740 Yarn ball, cotton and camelid
Fiber
Peru
Fan, feather
47-63-30/5783 Fan, feather
Fiber
Peru
Yarn skein
42-28-30/4552 Yarn skein
Fiber
Raw Material
Nazca Province
Bobbin
47-63-30/5752 Bobbin
Tool
Peru