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Object Number
976-61-30/9990
Display Title
Ball of wool
Descriptions
Object Description
Ball of wool spun on a hand spindle similar to 9989. 10 cm dia.
Inventory Description
Ball of spun wool, light brown.
Classification
- Thread
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1976
Culture
- Iku
- Arhuaco
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
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Colombia
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<State>
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<County>
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Donachui
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Donachui
Additional Geographic Terms
Sierra Nevada de Santa Maria, Southern corner of
Materials
Wool
Dimensions
Overall: 8.4 x 10 x 10.6 cm (3 5/16 x 3 15/16 x 4 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
976-61-30/9990; 11
Provenance
Collector
James Billipp
(1976)
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