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Object Number 46-77-30/10300
Display Title Bobbin or spindle
Descriptions
Object Description Bobbin, spindle (15 cm., length); wooden stick tapered at each end and painted with red and white bands. Cotton yarn wound around stick.
Inventory Description Organic, wooden bobbin, painted bands, fiber wrapped
Classification
  • Tool
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Coastal?
  • Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Lima Province / Lima / Vista Alegre
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast; Lima, near
Dimensions Overall: 11.5 x 0.3 x 0.3 cm (4 1/2 x 1/8 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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