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Object Number 03-52-20/C3471
Display Title Distaff with spindle whorl and fiber
Descriptions
Inventory Description Spindle, wood, discoidal bead at one end, with wool
Classification
  • Spindle
Department Ethnographic
Date 1903 or earlier
Culture
  • Lacandón Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Chiapas
Additional Geographic Terms Lake Petha, Vicinity of
Dimensions Overall: 31.6 x 2.1 x 2.1 cm (12 7/16 x 13/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object C3471
Credit Line Gift of Alfred M. Tozzer, 1903

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