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Object Number 46-78-30/5624
Display Title Spindle whorl of wooden stem
Descriptions
Object Description Spindle whorl of wooden stem
Inventory Description Carved,wooden spindle, wrapped with cotton thread, organic bean.
Classification
  • Spindle
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Brazil?
Dimensions Overall: 46.1 x 3.2 x 3 cm (18 1/8 x 1 1/4 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-78-30/5624
Provenance
Collector Mr. Ernest T. Jackson (01/01/1880-01/01/1900)
Donor Mr. Patrick T. Jackson (11/27/1946)

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