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Object Number 80-61-30/24049
Display Title Bobbin or spindle
Descriptions
Object Description Fifty-seven bobbins (or spindles?) 18-32 cm. (length). Wooden sticks, pointed at each end, painted with red, white, black, and green bands.
Inventory Description Organic, wood, tool, spindles, tapered, pointed both ends, painted bands
Classification
  • Tool
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late horizon
  • Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Intrasite Grave
Additional Geographic Terms Coast
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 26.5 x 0.3 cm (10 7/16 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity 57

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