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Object Number
87-61-30/54536
Display Title
Spindle
Descriptions
Object Description
Eleven wooden spindles, pointed at each end. Drum-shaped whorl has incised crosses, filled with red and white pigment. Brown cotton yarn is wound onto the spindle. One painted with bands of red, black, and white; wound with yarn; whorl missing. From a spinning bundle.
Inventory Description
Organic, wooden spindles, painted bands, fiber wrapped, engraved whorls
Classification
- Tool
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Late Intermediate period
- Central Coast
- Late horizon
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Lima Region
/
Lima Province
/
Ancon
Intrasite
Prehistoric Graves
Additional Geographic Terms
Chillon Valley
Materials
Wood, Ceramic, Fiber, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 29.5 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm (11 5/8 x 1/2 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
12
Label on object
54536
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87-61-30/54580A | Spindle |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 87-61-30/54595 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 42-28-30/4536 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 87-61-30/54544 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 87-61-30/54535 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 76-19-30/9995 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Chimbote
| |
| 87-61-30/54573 | Spindles |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 29-34-30/F780E | Spindle |
Tool
|
Peru
| |
| 54-18-30/7600 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Quilca?
| |
| 26-66-30/F663.2 | Spindle |
Tool
Raw Material |
Peru
| |
| 42-28-30/4537 | Spindle and bobbin |
Tool
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 46-77-30/6334 | Spindle and bobbin |
Tool
|
Vilcoshuara
|