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Object Number 46-77-30/6126
Display Title Spindle
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden heddle rod painted with black and red stripes: Spindle; wooden stick, pointed at each end and painted with bands of red and black.
Inventory Description Organic, wood, tool, cylindrical, tapered, pointed both ends, painted bands
Classification
  • Tool
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late horizon
  • Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Barranca Province / Supe / Hacienda San Nicolas
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast; Supe
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 31 x 0.9 cm (12 3/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-77-30/6126

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