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Object Number
988-18-50/12521
Display Title
Spindle with raw cotton distaff
Descriptions
Object Description
Spindle with raw cotton distaff
Inventory Description
Spindle, wooden with ceramic whorl, spun and unspun white cotton.
Classification
- Spindle
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Senufo?
- Dioula?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Ivory Coast
Materials
Ceramic, Wood, Cotton, Raw cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 31 x 4.4 x 4.3 cm (12 3/16 x 1 3/4 x 1 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
988-18-50/12521
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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