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Object Number
26-66-30/F663.2
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, tools, spindles, tripartite, wooden sticks tapered at each end, p
Classification
- Tool
- Raw Material
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Late Intermediate period
- Late horizon
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
Materials
Wood, Ceramic, Cane, Cotton, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 30.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm (12 x 9/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
11
Label on object
26-66-30/F663.2
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-66-30/F663.1 | Spindle |
Utensil
Raw Material |
Peru
| |
| 87-61-30/54580A | Spindle |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 75-20-30/8756 | Spinning/weaving implements |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 46-77-30/6404 | Spindle, tripartite |
Tool
|
K 38
| |
| 87-61-30/54573 | Spindles |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 75-20-30/8771 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 87-61-30/54535 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 46-77-30/10474 | Spindle and bobbin |
Tool
|
Vista Alegre
| |
| 73-6-30/7324D | Weaving implement |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 42-28-30/4536 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 46-77-30/8031 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Zapallan
| |
| 42-28-30/4537 | Spindle and bobbin |
Tool
|
Nazca Province
|