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Wooden instrument for twisting thread or string (karoumba)
Wooden instrument for twisting thread or string (karoumba)
Object Number 41-80-30/7864
Display Title Wooden instrument for twisting thread or string (karoumba)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved wooden spindle, large, with large whorl, wooden stick, fiber ties.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Spindle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kagaba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Colombia
Additional Geographic Terms Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta Region
Materials Wood, Fiber, Resin
Dimensions Overall: 46.1 x 14.4 x 14.5 cm (18 1/8 x 5 11/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 41-80-30/7864

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