Spindle, wood, tapered to point at each end; handpainted polychrome concentric rings; cylindrical ceramic whorl free floating on spindle shaft, handpainted; .75 cm diam at center, L 35.7 cm
Donor:
Irmgard W. Johnson
Collection place:
Oaxaca, Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mexico; Oaxaca; Choapan; Zapotec
Collector:
Irmgard W. Johnson
Collection date:
1966
Materials:
Ceramic (material), Paint (coating), and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Spindles (textile working equipment) and Whorls (spindle flywheels)
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Accession date:
1966
Context of use:
Used for twisting fibers for yarn
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
diameter 0.75 centimeters and length 35.7 centimeters