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Object Number 46-77-30/6351
Display Title Spindle and bobbin
Descriptions
Object Description Painted wooden spindle: One of twenty-seven spindles and bobbins, ranging in length from (15-34 cm.); many wrapped with cotton yarns and painted. One has ceramic whorl, one cane whorl. Many broken.
Inventory Description Organic, wood, tool, spindle, straight, tapered, pointed one end, painted bands
Classification
  • Tool
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late horizon
  • Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Huaura Province / <City> / Vilcoshuara
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast; Huara Valley
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 24 x 0.5 cm (9 7/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-77-30/6351

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