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Object Number
75-20-30/8771
Display Title
Spindle
Descriptions
Object Description
55 spindles and/or bobbins of wood. Pointed on two ends, some painted, some with cotton yarn, and some with painted and incised ceramic whorls. Geometric designs.
Inventory Description
Organic, wood, tool, spindles, tapered pointed sticks, fiber, ceramic whorls
Classification
- Tool
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Central Coast
- Late Intermediate period
- Late Horizon?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Lima Region
/
Lima Province
/
Ancon
Additional Geographic Terms
Chillon Valley
Materials
Wood, Fiber, Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 30 x 0.8 cm (11 13/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
55
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75-20-30/8771.1 | Spindle |
Floral Remain
|
Ancon
| |
| 75-20-30/8756 | Spinning/weaving implements |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 54-18-30/7600 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Quilca?
| |
| 42-28-30/4536 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 982-4-30/10728 | Fourteen spindles and bobbins |
Tool
|
Peru
| |
| 26-66-30/F663.2 | Spindle |
Tool
Raw Material |
Peru
| |
| 76-19-30/9996 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Chimbote
| |
| 46-77-30/6404 | Spindle, tripartite |
Tool
|
K 38
| |
| 42-28-30/4537 | Spindle and bobbin |
Tool
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 87-61-30/54580A | Spindle |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 87-61-30/54595 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Ancon
| |
| 87-61-30/54544 | Spindle |
Tool
|
Ancon
|