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Object Number
13-16-30/85375
Display Title
Spindle for spinning cotton
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Wooden spindle and ceramic whorl, painted red and black.
Classification
- Spindle
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Woyawoi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
British Guiana
South America / Guyana
South America / Guyana
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 25.6 x 4.1 x 3.7 cm (10 1/16 x 1 5/8 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
85375
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