Spindle

Spindle Whorl

Thread

38681

From: Arizona | Mishongnovi | Second Mesa

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 38681
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Hopi
Provenience Arizona | Mishongnovi | Second Mesa
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Section American
Materials Wood | Wool
Description

Thin, wooden spindle with cotton coiled around one end. Spindle pierces a wooden spindle whorl with incised, parallel line decoration.

Length 56.5 cm
Outside Diameter 7.9 cm
Credit Line Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901

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