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1964.10.066.3

Spindle whorl. Clay, lenticular shaped whorl, perforated through the centre. Painted white with three bands, one blue, and the other two brown. [IL [OPS Move] 4/4/2017]

1964.10.066.3

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Collection type
Object
Description
Spindle whorl. Clay, lenticular shaped whorl, perforated through the centre. Painted white with three bands, one blue, and the other two brown. [IL [OPS Move] 4/4/2017]
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Borno Potiskum
Person
Field collector Andrew Baring
PRM source Andrew Baring
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1963
Date collected
1960 - 1963
Acquisition information
Loaned: 1964
Materials and processes
Material Clay, Material Pigment, Process Dyed, Process Turned, Process Perforated, Process Painted
Dimensions
Length: max 29 mm, Diameter: max 25 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1964.10.066.3 Other numbers: 1964.10.066 .c

Search terms: Textile, Spindle-whorl

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