Shuttle (sewing tool)

Museum number:
16-10158k
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm2116010158k
Accession number:
Acc.1740
Description:
a) Gourd case, length: 7 5/8 inches; b-d) wood spindles, length: 6-7 inches; e-g) thorn needles; h-j) bone shuttles; j) has traces of red paint; k) bone mesh measure or balance bean, length: 4½ inches.
Donor:
Paul L. Wattis
Collection place:
Changuillo, Ingenio Valley, Ica Region
Collector:
unknown
Object type:
archaeology
Accession date:
1963
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Shuttle (sewing tool), accession number 16-10158k, described as a) Gourd case, length: 7 5/8 inches; b-d) wood spindles, length: 6-7 inches; e-g) thorn needles; h-j) bone shuttles; j) has traces of red paint; k) bone mesh measure or balance bean, length: 4½ inches.

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