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Object Number
42-28-30/4536
Display Title
Spindle
Descriptions
Object Description
13 Wooden spindles with pottery spindle whorls - decorated & plain, some with thread (found in sewing basket 30/4535): Twelve wooden sticks, pointed at ends, painted with bands of color. Variety of ceramic whorls, incised and painted. Some wound with yarn.
Inventory Description
Organic, wood, tool, spindles, ceramic whorls, painted
Classification
- Tool
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Nazca
- Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Ica Region
/
Nazca Province
Additional Geographic Terms
South coast
Materials
Wood, Pigment, Ceramic, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 30 x 1.4 x 1.4 cm (11 13/16 x 9/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
12
Label on object
42-28-30/4536
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42-28-30/4537 | Spindle and bobbin |
Tool
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 87-61-30/54595 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 87-61-30/54544 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 76-19-30/9995 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Chimbote
| |
| 87-61-30/54580A | Spindle |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 87-61-30/54573 | Spindles |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 87-61-30/54536 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 26-66-30/F663.2 | Spindle |
Tool
Raw Material |
Peru
| |
| 75-20-30/8771 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 75-20-30/8756 | Spinning/weaving implements |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 75-20-30/8745 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 54-18-30/7600 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Quilca?
|