Spindle and whorl

Museum number:
3-22477a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210322477a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.1258
Description:
a) spindle b) clay spindle whorl
Donor:
Donald Bush Cordry and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Nayarit, Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mexico, Huichol
Culture or time period:
Wixáritari (Huichol)
Collector:
Donald Bush Cordry
Collection date:
1937
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Spindles (textile working equipment) and Whorls (spindle flywheels)
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Accession date:
1958
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
b— length 2.55 centimeters, b— diameter 3 centimeters, and a— length 36.7 centimeters
Comment:
Special needs: lightweight
Loans:
S1976-1977 #8: The Mexican Museum (August 20, 1976–November 1, 1976)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Spindle and whorl, accession number 3-22477a,b, described as a) spindle b) clay spindle whorlHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Spindle and whorl, accession number 3-22477a,b, described as a) spindle b) clay spindle whorl
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spindle and whorl, accession number 3-22477a,b, described as a) spindle b) clay spindle whorl

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