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Object Number 79-14-20/17709
Display Title Spindle
Descriptions
Object Description Spindle, "malacate"
Inventory Description Spindle, wooden, cotton thread and unspun material, wooden whorl at base
Classification
  • Spindle
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / San Luis Potosi / <County> / <City> / Hacienda de Angostura
Materials Wood, Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 33 x 4.8 x 3.5 cm (13 x 1 7/8 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 17709

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