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Object Number
87-61-30/54573
Display Title
Spindles
Descriptions
Object Description
One of four wooden sticks, tapered to a point at each end. Ceramic whorls in a variety of shapes are painted with simple linear designs in black on white. One has incised birds, colored with red and white paint. All have yarns wound on them.
Inventory Description
Organic, wooden tools, spindles, ceramic whorls, painted, fiber wrapped
Classification
- Tool
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Late Intermediate period
- Central Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Lima Region
/
Lima Province
/
Ancon
Intrasite
Prehistoric Graves
Additional Geographic Terms
Chillon Valley
Materials
Wood, Fiber, Ceramic, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 24.6 x 1.2 x 1.2 cm (9 11/16 x 1/2 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
4
Label on object
54573
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87-61-30/54595 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 87-61-30/54580A | Spindle |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 87-61-30/54544 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 982-4-30/10728 | Fourteen spindles and bobbins |
Tool
|
Peru
| |
| 26-66-30/F663.2 | Spindle |
Tool
Raw Material |
Peru
| |
| 42-28-30/4536 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 87-61-30/54536 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 46-77-30/6562 | Wooden spindles with no spindle whorls |
Tool
|
Peru
| |
| 73-6-30/7323 | Organic, wooden spindles with whorls and thread, painted |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 75-20-30/8745 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 87-61-30/54535 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 76-19-30/9995 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Chimbote
|