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Object Number 46-77-30/8030
Display Title Spindle
Descriptions
Object Description Fourteen(?) spindles, ranging in length from (11-17 cm.); pointed wooden sticks, one with some cotton (z).
Inventory Description Organic, wood, tool, spindles, cylindrical, tapered, pointed ends, one with fibe
Classification
  • Tool
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Chancay
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / <State> / <County> / <City> / Zapallan
Intrasite Grave Y
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast; Chillon Valley
Materials Wood, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 16 x 0.5 cm (6 5/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 14
Label on object 46-77-30/8030

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Tool
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