Object class: Spindles (textile working equipment) / Year collected: [Missing] / Function: 1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Object class Spindles (textile working equipment) Year collected [Missing] Function 1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits

Hearst Museum object titled Spindle, accession number 9-21137, described as Spindle, dark wood, rectangular head with border decoration on two sides, metal hook in middle Stalk 38 centimeter length Head 7 by 6 centimeters across

Hearst Museum object titled Spindle, accession number 9-11557, described as bobbin (?); spindle-shaped, wooden, turned, painted red-brown. Length 19 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Spindle, accession number 5-11595, described as Spindle, Nigeria, Hausa att. July 27, 1972. 5-11595, acc no. 2879, file code 1.6. Collector: T.D. Lanagan. Donor: W.H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: plaster whorl painted red, whire, blue; inserted on top end of whittled wood stick Context of use: to hold yarn while spinning Description: spindle/whorl; plaster whorl inserted on top end of whittled wood spindle stick; whorl is painted red, white, blue; 23.5 cm. l.; 3 cm. w.;

Hearst Museum object titled Spindle, accession number 5-11598, described as Spindle, Nigeria, Hausa att. July 27, 1972. 5-11598, acc no. 2879, file code 1.6. Collector: T.D. Lanagan. Donor: W.H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: plaster whorl inserted on spindlestick, yarn wrapped around stick Context of use: part of spinning process Description: spindle whorl and yarn; plaster whorl with remnants of paint is inserted upon whittled spindle stick, yarn is wrapped around stick; 21.7 cm. l.; 3.3 cm. w.;

Hearst Museum object titled Spindle, accession number 9-9338, described as Spindle whorl; long twisted iron wire with hooked end; attached to wood handle; length 17cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Spindle, accession number 16-9681, described as Large spindle for twisting thread Sajru Kaje; palm wood spindle stick with clay whorl; wrapped with thread; 15.5 inches long.

Hearst Museum object titled Spindle, accession number 5-7998, described as Spindle whorl; carved stone with incised designs; height: 14 cm; diameter: 3 cm. spinning

Hearst Museum object titled Spindle, accession number 7-5417, described as Spindle of wood with white spun yarn wound on it. Used in conjunction with #7-5416. length: 44cm Used by women and girls to spin yarn. Used with either standing distaff or distaff carried in belt. This spindle is used to spin heavier yarn