Spindle with twine

Museum number:
5-13004
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050013004
Alternate number:
9 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.3198
Description:
Spindle with twine., Sierra Leone, Sherbro Mission, Sherbro attr. 1884. 5-13004, acc no. 3198. Orig. No. 9. File code: 1.6 Collector: Rev. E.C. Lemmon through Rev. R. West. Donor: Mrs. Jane Erickson. Materials, techniques: Hand spun cotton thread on wood spindle Context of use: For the manufacture of cloth. Description: Spindle covered with white hand spun cotton thread; exposed part of wood spindle is broken; l. 65 cm./other end is missing;
Donor:
Jane Erickson
Collection place:
Sherbro Mission, Sherbro Island, Sierra Leone
Verbatim coll. place:
Sierra Leone; Sherbro Mission; Sherbro attr.
Culture or time period:
Sherbro
Collector:
E. C. Lemmon
Collection date:
1884
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Spindles (textile working equipment)
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Spindle with twine, accession number 5-13004, described as Spindle with twine., Sierra Leone, Sherbro Mission, Sherbro attr. 1884. 5-13004, acc no. 3198. Orig. No. 9. File code: 1.6 Collector: Rev. E.C. Lemmon through Rev. R. West. Donor: Mrs. Jane Erickson. Materials, techniques: Hand spun cotton thread on wood spindle Context of use: For the manufacture of cloth. Description: Spindle covered with white hand spun cotton thread; exposed part of wood spindle is broken; l. 65 cm./other end is missing;
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spindle with twine, accession number 5-13004, described as Spindle with twine., Sierra Leone, Sherbro Mission, Sherbro attr. 1884. 5-13004, acc no. 3198. Orig. No. 9. File code: 1.6 Collector: Rev. E.C. Lemmon through Rev. R. West. Donor: Mrs. Jane Erickson. Materials, techniques: Hand spun cotton thread on wood spindle Context of use: For the manufacture of cloth. Description: Spindle covered with white hand spun cotton thread; exposed part of wood spindle is broken; l. 65 cm./other end is missing;

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