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Object Number
36-56-50/1482
Display Title
Cotton spindle
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Spindle, wood stick with carved knob on end, wrapped with natural cotton fiber.
Classification
- Spindle
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Barotse
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Zambia
Materials
Wood, Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 24 x 3.3 x 3.5 cm (9 7/16 x 1 5/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
36-56-50/1482
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