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Image Not Available for Specimen of spun silk - spun with the indigenous whorled spindle
Specimen of spun silk - spun with the indigenous whorled spindle
Image Not Available for Specimen of spun silk - spun with the indigenous whorled spindle
Object Number 37-38-20/6364
Display Title Specimen of spun silk - spun with the indigenous whorled spindle
Descriptions
Inventory Description Silk thread sample, wrapped around fabric core
Classification
  • Floral
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Oaxaca / <County> / S. Francisco Cajonas
Materials Silk thread
Dimensions Overall: 5.4 x 2.7 x 1.7 cm (2 1/8 x 1 1/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-38-20/6364

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