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Object Number 19-21-10/87511
Display Title Spindle (whorl and shaft)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Spindle w/ whorl, wood shaft, scored point, spherical nut (?) whorl, perforated
Classification
  • Spindle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Pueblo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Mexico
Dimensions Overall: 26.5 x 2.6 x 2.6 cm (10 7/16 x 1 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 19-21-10/87511
Provenance
Collector Mrs. Samuel K. Lothrop (1915 - 1919)
Collector Dr. Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (1915 - 1919)
Donor Mrs. Samuel K. Lothrop (1915 - 1919)
Donor Dr. Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (1915 - 1919)

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