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Object Number
30-36-50/B4820
Display Title
Spindles with cotton wound around one end
Descriptions
Object Description
3 clay spindle whorls and 2 spindles
Inventory Description
Spindles, cotton thread wound around 1 end of tapered stick
Classification
- Spindle
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Mano
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms
Liberia, Interior
Materials
Wood, Cotton thread
Dimensions
Overall: 36.8 x 1.4 x 1.4 cm (14 1/2 x 9/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
B / 4820
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
(1930)
Seller
Dr. George W. Harley
(1930)
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