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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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