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Object Number
997-2-20/27598
Display Title
String of ceramic spindle whorls
Descriptions
Object Description
String of ceramic spindle whorls.
Inventory Description
Spindle whorls, miscellaneous, strung together on cotton
Classification
- Whorl
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1900-1997
Culture
- Modern
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Morelos
/
Cuernavaca
/
Cuernavaca
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 3.2 x 3.2 x 0.9 cm (1 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
29
Label on object
997-2-20/27598
Credit Line
Gift of Alice B. Melvin, in celebration of donor's father and mother, Professor A. Gordon Melvin and Lorna Strong Melvin, donor's sister, Mary Melvin Petronella, family friend, Luis Hererra Garcia, friend, Richard Paul Baydin, and donor's cats, Miss Amiga, Sir Minky, and Pyewacket
Provenance
Collector
Alice B. Melvin
(4/20/95)
Donor
Alice B. Melvin
(4/20/95)
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