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Spindles, with gourd collars (3 examples); "tchali buge", less expensive, but mo
Spindles, with gourd collars (3 examples); "tchali buge", less expensive, but mo
Object Number 973-42-50/11736
Display Title Spindles, with gourd collars (3 examples); "tchali buge", less expensive, but mo
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Tchali buge
Object Description Spindles, with gourd collars (3 examples); "tchali buge", less expensive, but more difficult to make than horn spindles; used for bulkier threads.
Inventory Description Spindles, stick shaft w/ plain gourd disk whorls, 2 w/ thread, 2 red pigmented
Classification
  • Spindle
Department Ethnographic
Date 1972-1973
Culture
  • Machagalla
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Ethiopia / Northern Wallega
Additional Geographic Terms Horo-Guduru; Lemu; Gidda-Kiramu
Materials Gourd, Wood, Cotton thread
Dimensions Overall: 25.7 x 3.9 x 3.9 cm (10 1/8 x 1 9/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 973-42-50/11736

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