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Object Number 47-63-30/5751
Display Title Spindle
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden spindle with clay whorl, partly spun cotton yarn - found in work basket #30/5737: Wooden stick broken at both ends; ovoid ceramic whorl painted with white diamonds. Coarse cotton yarns (s) wrapped around stick.
Inventory Description Organic, wooden tool, spindle, ceramic whorl, fiber wrapped
Classification
  • Tool
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Dimensions Overall: 20.5 x 1.2 x 1.2 cm (8 1/16 x 1/2 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-63-30/5751

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