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Object Number
89-39-30/54318
Display Title
Spindle with terra cotta whorl
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Carved wooden spindle, with ceramic whorl, incised, traces of spun cotton.
Classification
- Spindle
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Guaicure
- Cadiveios
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Brazil
Additional Geographic Terms
Paraguay River, Shores of the; Paraguay, near frontier of
Materials
Wood, Ceramic, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 12 x 2.1 x 2.2 cm (4 3/4 x 13/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
54318
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