Spindle and whorl

Museum number:
3-3343
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Accession number:
Acc.656
Description:
A) Spindle, wood, bulbous end, notch at narrow end; length 57.2 X diameter (at bulbous end) 1.5 cm. B) whorl, wood, flat, round with hole drilled in center; diameter 11.5 cm X width 2.0 cm. Used for spinning fine thread for fish nets.
Donor:
Mary S. Johnson
Collection place:
Navojoa Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Culture or time period:
Mayo
Collector:
Ralph L. Beals
Collection date:
1931
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Spindles (textile working equipment) and Whorls (spindle flywheels)
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Accession date:
1931
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spindle and whorl, accession number 3-3343, described as A) Spindle, wood, bulbous end, notch at narrow end; length 57.2 X diameter (at bulbous end) 1.5 cm. B) whorl, wood, flat, round with hole drilled in center; diameter 11.5 cm X width 2.0 cm. Used for spinning fine thread for fish nets.

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