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Object Number
988-18-50/12504
Display Title
Spindle
Descriptions
Object Description
Small spindle used by women (larger spindle, 988-18-50/12502, used by men).
Inventory Description
Spindle, wood, round ceramic whorl,
Classification
- Spindle
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Malinke
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Ivory Coast
/
Denguele Region
/
Odienne Department
/
Odienne
Materials
Wood, Ceramic, Cane, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 23.7 x 3.2 cm (9 5/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
988-18-50/12504
Provenance
Provenance
Diarrassouba Abdoulaye
(10/87-8/88)
Collector
Christopher B. Steiner
(10/87-8/88 - 12/6/88)
Donor
Christopher B. Steiner
(10/87-8/88 - 12/6/88)
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