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Object Number 35-57-20/4206
Display Title Wooden spindle whorl
Descriptions
Inventory Description Spindle, tapered stick with round bead whorl, detachable
Classification
  • Spindle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Lacandón Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Chiapas
Additional Geographic Terms Chiapas, eastern: Rio Azul; Lower Jatate R.; Lake Miramar, 10 miles s. of
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 41 x 2.4 x 1.2 cm (16 1/8 x 15/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 35-57-20/4206

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