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Object Number 25-60-30/F521
Display Title Spindle and thread
Descriptions
Inventory Description Spindle, wood stick handle, carved gourd whorl, with white thread.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Spindle
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Brazil
Additional Geographic Terms Uricuera River, Upper
Dimensions Overall: 24 x 5.2 x 5.1 cm (9 7/16 x 2 1/16 x 2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object F-521

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