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Object Number 46-77-30/6404
Display Title Spindle, tripartite
Descriptions
Object Description 42 spindles or bobbins with cane sections into which they were fitted (cane sections have designs): Thiry-five tripartite(?) spindles, ranging in length (7-34 cm.). Wooden sticks with cane whorls, some incised, some painted.
Inventory Description Organic, wood, tool, spindles, inserted into cane sections, pyro-engraved
Classification
  • Tool
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late horizon
  • Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / <County> / <City> / K 38
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast; Chillon Valley; Lima-Canta Road
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 34 x 1.1 cm (13 3/8 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity 42
Label on object 46-77-30/6404

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