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Object Number 46-77-30/8034
Display Title Spindle, fragment
Descriptions
Object Description Eight spindle fragments, ranging in length from (12-25 cm.). Broken wooden sticks, one wound with yarn; some pyro-engraved.
Inventory Description Organic, wood, tool, spindles, broken, pyro engraved, pointed, one with fiber
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: 24 x 0.5 cm (9 7/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 7

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Wood
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Tool
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Tool
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Tool
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Tool
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Tool
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Raw Material
Wood
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Tool
Peru
Spindle
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Tool
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Tool
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Tool
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Tool
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