Spindle, whorl and twine

Museum number:
3-17563a-c
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2065
Description:
(a) spindle, (b) carved dark pottery whorl; (c) maguey thread wrapped around spindle and still attached to hank of fiber
Donor:
Theodore D. McCown
Collection place:
Mexico
Collector:
Family of Theodore D. McCown
Collection date:
1965
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Whorls (spindle flywheels)
Accession date:
1965
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spindle, whorl and twine, accession number 3-17563a-c, described as (a) spindle, (b) carved dark pottery whorl; (c) maguey thread wrapped around spindle and still attached to hank of fiberDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spindle, whorl and twine, accession number 3-17563a-c, described as (a) spindle, (b) carved dark pottery whorl; (c) maguey thread wrapped around spindle and still attached to hank of fiber

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