Spindle and whorl

Museum number:
16-1706a,b
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.81
Description:
a) Spindle with pottery whorl wound with white thread, moth eaten b) Forked stick for holding wool or cotton during spinning.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Peru
Verbatim coll. place:
Taruca, Peru
Collector:
Max Uhle
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Spindles (textile working equipment) and Whorls (spindle flywheels)
Accession date:
July 24, 1903
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spindle and whorl, accession number 16-1706a,b, described as a) Spindle with pottery whorl wound with white thread, moth eaten b) Forked stick for holding wool or cotton during spinning.

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