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Object Number
988-18-50/12502
Display Title
Spindle
Descriptions
Object Description
Spindle used by men (smaller spindle, 988-18-50/12504, is used by women).
Inventory Description
Spindle, barrell shaped wooden whorl with white cotton thread
Classification
- Spindle
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Malinke
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Ivory Coast
/
Denguele Region
/
Odienne Department
/
Odienne
Materials
Wood, Cotton, Cane, Fiber, Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 36.1 x 5.6 x 4.3 cm (14 3/16 x 2 3/16 x 1 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
988-18-50/12502
Provenance
Provenance
Diarrassouba Abdoulaye
(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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