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Object Number
87-61-30/54595
Display Title
Spindle
Descriptions
Object Description
Twelve spindles made from tapered wooden sticks with red, white and black painted bands. Black ceramic whorls in a variety of shapes are incised with simple designs of circles and lines. Incisions are filled with red and white paint. Several of the spindles have cotton yarns wound on them.
Inventory Description
Organic, wood, tool, spindles, tapered, pointed sticks, painted whorls, fiber wr
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, Ceramic, Fiber, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 29 x 1.3 cm (11 7/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
13
Label on object
54595
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87-61-30/54573 | Spindles |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 42-28-30/4536 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 87-61-30/54580A | Spindle |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 26-66-30/F663.2 | Spindle |
Tool
Raw Material |
Peru
| |
| 26-66-30/F663.1 | Spindle |
Utensil
Raw Material |
Peru
| |
| 42-28-30/4537 | Spindle and bobbin |
Tool
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 87-61-30/54535 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 87-61-30/54544 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 75-20-30/8771 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 87-61-30/54536 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 75-20-30/8756 | Spinning/weaving implements |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 54-18-30/7600 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Quilca?
|