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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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