Drop spindle

Museum number:
16-20216
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
MVC-0221 (previous number (MVC number, Mossman-Vitale collection))
Accession number:
Acc.4734
Description:
Wooden drop spindle, natural color, no finishes; shaft 31 centimeters l.; whorl; 7.5 centimeter dia.
Donor:
Kathleen Vitale and Paul Vitale
Collection place:
Ecuador
Verbatim coll. place:
South America; Ecuador
Collector:
Rachel Gould Mossman
Collection date:
1965-1967
Materials:
Balsa (wood) and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Accession date:
June 23, 2006
Context of use:
used for spinning wool for weaving
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Dimensions:
diameter 7.5 centimeters and length 31 centimeters
Comment:
Conservation: Good condition
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Drop spindle, accession number 16-20216, described as Wooden drop spindle, natural color, no finishes; shaft 31 centimeters l.; whorl; 7.5 centimeter dia.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Drop spindle, accession number 16-20216, described as Wooden drop spindle, natural color, no finishes; shaft 31 centimeters l.; whorl; 7.5 centimeter dia.

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