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Object Number 75-20-30/8390
Display Title Spindle with wool
Descriptions
Inventory Description Spindle, carved wood, wooden disc-shaped whorl, wool wrapped around
Classification
  • Spindle
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Arequipa Region / Arequipa Province / Arequipa
Materials Wood, Wool
Dimensions Overall: 32 x 6 x 5.9 cm (12 5/8 x 2 3/8 x 2 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 8390

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