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Object Number
37-131-60/3033
Display Title
Wooden spindle with flat stone whorl
Descriptions
Object Description
Crude wooden spindle with flat stone whorl. Tibetans commonly carry a quantity of loose wool in folds of robes and spin it as they stroll along beside their pack horses, or wander around the market
Inventory Description
Spindle, carved wood inserted into discoidal ground stone whorl
Classification
- Spindle
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Tibetan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
Tibet
Additional Geographic Terms
Chamdo; Tibet, eastern border of; Szechuan Province, adjoining
Materials
Wood, Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 37.3 x 3.8 x 3.8 cm (14 11/16 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-131-60/3033
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