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Object Number 41-80-30/7861
Display Title Polished wooden spindle with cotton thread on it
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved wooden spindle and whorl, twisted wool thread.
Classification
  • Spindle
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kagaba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Colombia
Additional Geographic Terms Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta Region
Materials Wood, Wool
Dimensions Overall: 52.5 x 7.3 x 7.3 cm (20 11/16 x 2 7/8 x 2 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 41-80-30/7861

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