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Object Number 46-77-30/9597
Display Title Spindle
Descriptions
Object Description Spindle; wooden stick, tapered at each end, with hollow section of reed slipped onto it (as whorl?). Reed pyroengraved; design concealed under cotton yarn (s) wound over much of stick.
Inventory Description Organic, wood, tool, spindle, tapered, pointed both ends, fiber wrapped
Classification
  • Tool
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Huaura Province / <City> / Vilcoshuara
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast
Materials Wood, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 28 x 0.8 cm (11 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-77-30/9597

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