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Object Number 47-63-30/5760
Display Title Spindle
Descriptions
Object Description Small painted wooden spindle - found in work basket #30/5737: Wooden stick, tapered at each end, painted with bands of red, white, black paint. Whorl lost.
Inventory Description Organic, wood, tool, spindle, painted bands
Classification
  • Tool
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 22.9 x 0.4 x 0.4 cm (9 x 3/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-63-30/5760

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