Spindle

Whorl

31412.15

From: Peru | Pachacamac | Sun Temple

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 31412.15
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Pachacamac | Sun Temple
Culture Area Andean
Date Made 1460-1532 CE
Section American
Materials Wood
Description

Spindle with bead whorl.

From Basket 31412.1 with total contents: 12 spindles, 8 balls (large & small) of thread, calabash with fruit and thread, 12 thorn needles, 5 beans of string, fruit pods, hair and section of skin

Length 29.3 cm
Width 1.2 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897

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