Spindle and bobbin

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Object Number 42-28-30/4537

Display Title Spindle and bobbin

Descriptions

Object Description 25 Wooden spindles without whorls - painted and plain; some with adhering cotton (found in sewing basket 30/4535): Wooden sticks, pointed at ends, painted with bands of red, white, black paint. Some have wads of cotton where whorls were secured. Whorls all missing.

Inventory Description Organic, wood, tool, spindles, painted, fiber, bundled

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, Fiber

Dimensions Overall: 30 x 2.7 x 2.6 cm (11 13/16 x 1 1/16 x 1 in.)

Quantity 25

Label on object 42-28-30/4537

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