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Object Number
988-18-50/12442
Display Title
Spindle whorls
Descriptions
Object Description
Spindle whorls strung on cotton fiber, two strands, total of 32 whorls with incised patterns
Inventory Description
Ceramic whorls, incised, brown and black, strung on cotton string.
Classification
- Whorl
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Ivory Coast
Materials
Ceramic, Cotton fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 3.3 x 3.2 x 2.9 cm (1 5/16 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity
23
Label on object
988-18-50/12442
Provenance
Provenance
Unknown
(10/87-8/88)
Collector
Christopher B. Steiner
(10/87-8/88 - 12/6/88)
Donor
Christopher B. Steiner
(10/87-8/88 - 12/6/88)
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