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Object Number
38-60-30/1776
Display Title
Spindle disk - made from land turtle shell
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Spindle, disk made of turtle sheel, perforated at center
Classification
- Spindle
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Quichua
- Payamino
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Ecuador
Additional Geographic Terms
Rio Payamino, vicinity of mouth of; Rio Napo, tributary of
Materials
Turtle shell
Dimensions
Overall: 9.2 x 9.2 x 0.3 cm (3 5/8 x 3 5/8 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
38-60-30/1776
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