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Object Number 46-77-30/6560
Display Title Spindle
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden spindles with painted designs - 31: Thirty-two spindles, ranging in length (20-31 cm.). Wooden sticks, pointed at each end and painted with bands of red, white, black.
Inventory Description Organic, wooden tools, spindles, painted bands, tapered, some broken
Classification
  • Tool
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Horizon?
  • Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Lima Province / Lima / Vista Alegre
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast; Lima, near
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 30 x 0.4 x 0.4 cm (11 13/16 x 3/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 32
Label on object 46-77-30/6560

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