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Object Number 46-77-30/5815
Display Title 7 Wooden bobbins
Descriptions
Object Description Seven spindles; wooden sticks with cotton wads attached to secure whorls (now missing). Painted with bands of color.
Inventory Description Organic, wooden spindles, painted bands, fiber wrapped
Classification
  • Tool
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms North Coast; Amotape
Dimensions Overall: 23 x 0.4 x 0.4 cm (9 1/16 x 3/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 7
Label on object 46-77-30/5815

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