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Object Number
14-50-30/86809
Display Title
Spindle and thread
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Spindle, wooden stick, with bone whorl, cotton thread bundle, with resin tip.
Classification
- Spindle
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Wapishana
- Arawak
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Guyana
South America / British Guiana
South America / British Guiana
Materials
Wood, Resin, Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 24.3 x 3.3 x 3.2 cm (9 9/16 x 1 5/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
86809
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| |
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| |
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| |
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