Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0514-0238A,B | |
| Category | Textiles; Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Weaving implement (spindle) | |
| Culture | Highland Quechuan | |
| Global Region | South America | |
| Country | Peru | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Puno, Puno Province | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Town: Puno | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1978 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | Spindle consisting of a hand carved cylindrical spindle rod carved from a length of bamboo-like wood that terminates at either end in a blunt point, and a spindle whorl or hand carved wooden disk in the form of a truncated cone with a central perforation through which the spindle rod passes. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 6.7, Length = 33.2 | |