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Object Number 46-77-30/10474
Display Title Spindle and bobbin
Descriptions
Object Description Ten wooden sticks pointed at each end. Two have small wooden whorls; some have bits of cotton attached.
Inventory Description Organic, wood, tool, spindles, tapered, pointed on both ends, some with fiber
Classification
  • Tool
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Lima Province / Lima / Vista Alegre
Materials Wood, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 24 x 0.4 cm (9 7/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 10

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