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Object Number 47-63-30/5755
Display Title Bobbin
Descriptions
Object Description Broken wooden spindle with cotton yarn - found in work basket #30/5737: Wooden stick, pointed at one end, broken at other; wound with fine cotton yarns (s).
Inventory Description Organic, wood, tool, spindle, fiber wrapped, 1 end broken
Classification
  • Tool
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Materials Wood, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 18.5 x 0.6 x 0.6 cm (7 5/16 x 1/4 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-63-30/5755

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Bobbin
47-63-30/5752 Bobbin
Tool
Peru
Bobbin
47-63-30/5753 Bobbin
Tool
Peru
Bobbin
47-63-30/5754 Bobbin
Tool
Peru
Spindle
47-63-30/5751 Spindle
Tool
Peru
Pick-up stick?
47-63-30/5756 Pick-up stick?
Tool
Peru
Pick-up stick
47-63-30/5757 Pick-up stick
Tool
Peru
Bobbin
47-63-30/5750 Bobbin
Tool
Peru
Bobbin
42-28-30/4538 Bobbin
Tool
Nazca Province
Yarn, cotton
47-63-30/5741 Yarn, cotton
Fiber
Peru
Stick, unworked
47-63-30/5748 Stick, unworked
Tool
Peru
Stick
47-63-30/5762 Stick
Tool
Peru
Spindle and bobbin
46-77-30/6342 Spindle and bobbin
Tool
Vilcoshuara