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Object Number
26-66-30/F663.1
Display Title
Spindle
Descriptions
Object Description
Ten spindles (24-31 cm. length); wooden sticks tapered at each end and painted with bands of color. Ceramic and cane whorls in a variety of shapes, painted and incised geometric designs. Cotton thread or fiber used to wedge whorl onto shaft. One spindle(?) thicker (0.75 cm. diameter), slightly pointed ends. 4.5 cm. from each end a 2 cm. section of three cylindrical bumps carved from the wood. This may have been a bobbin.
Inventory Description
Organic, wood, spindle, wooden stick tapered at each end,discoidal incised whorl
Classification
- Utensil
- Raw Material
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Late horizon
- Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
Materials
Wood, Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 27.9 x 1.9 x 1.9 cm (11 x 3/4 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
26-66-30/F663.1
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-66-30/F663.2 | Spindle |
Tool
Raw Material |
Peru
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| 87-61-30/54580A | Spindle |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 87-61-30/54573 | Spindles |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 75-20-30/8756 | Spinning/weaving implements |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 87-61-30/54535 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 75-20-30/8771 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 87-61-30/54536 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 87-61-30/54595 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 87-61-30/54544 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
|
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for Spindle, blunt end
| 46-77-30/6790 | Spindle, blunt end |
Tool
|
Nazca
| |
| 46-77-30/10474 | Spindle and bobbin |
Tool
|
Vista Alegre
| |
| 46-77-30/6404 | Spindle, tripartite |
Tool
|
K 38
|