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Object Number 34-28-50/230
Display Title 2 spindle whorls and yarn
Descriptions
Inventory Description Wood spindle with conical dark wood whorl
Classification
  • Spindle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Gurage
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Abyssinia
Additional Geographic Terms Ethiopia
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 22 x 2.6 x 2.6 cm (8 11/16 x 1 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 34-28-50/230

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