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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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