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Object Number
87-61-30/54544
Display Title
Spindle
Descriptions
Object Description
One of sixteen wooden spindles, ranging in length from 23-30 cm. Pointed at ends and painted with bands of red, black, and white paint (now faded). Ceramic whorls are a variety of shapes, blackware ceramic, incised and painted; some are wound with a little cotton yarn.
Inventory Description
Organic, wood, tool, spindles, pointed both ends, fiber wrap, ceramic whorls
Classification
- Tool
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Central Coast
- Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Lima Region
/
Lima Province
/
Ancon
Intrasite
Prehistoric Graves
Additional Geographic Terms
Chillon Valley
Materials
Wood, Pigment, Fiber, Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 28 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm (11 x 9/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
15
Label on object
54544
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42-28-30/4536 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 87-61-30/54580A | Spindle |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 87-61-30/54595 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 87-61-30/54573 | Spindles |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 26-66-30/F663.2 | Spindle |
Tool
Raw Material |
Peru
| |
| 42-28-30/4537 | Spindle and bobbin |
Tool
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 87-61-30/54536 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 75-20-30/8771 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 46-77-30/6350 | Spindle and bobbin |
Tool
|
Vilcoshuara
| |
| 46-77-30/6357 | Spindle and bobbin |
Tool
|
Vilcoshuara
| |
| 87-61-30/54535 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 54-18-30/7600 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Quilca?
|