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Object Number
42-12-30/3297
Display Title
Spindle
Descriptions
Object Description
Wooden stick, tapered at each end and painted with bands and other designs (mostly worn off), in red, black, white paint. Whorl: cinched sphere, red clay, originally painted with black band(?). White cotton yarn (z) wound around lower part of spindle.
Inventory Description
Organic, wooden spindle, ceramic whorl, fiber wrapped, painted bands
Classification
- Wood
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Ica Region
Additional Geographic Terms
Peru, South coast; Ica, north of
Materials
Fiber, Wood, Ceramic, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 23 x 1.9 cm (9 1/16 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
42-12-30/3297
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42-12-30/3296 | Spindle |
Wood
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Ica Region
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| 42-12-30/3295 | Spindle |
Wood
|
Ica Region
| |
| 87-61-30/54536 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 87-61-30/54595 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 46-77-30/9908 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Peru
| |
| 87-61-30/54544 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 87-61-30/54580A | Spindle |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 46-77-30/9924 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/9927 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Peru
| |
| 42-28-30/4537 | Spindle and bobbin |
Tool
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 46-77-30/7734 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Chavina
| |
| 76-19-30/9995 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Chimbote
|