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1884.104.104.2

White conical stone spindle whorl or spindlewhorl-shaped bead [SM (Verve) 3/11/2016]

1884.104.104.2

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Collection type: Object
Description: White conical stone spindle whorl or spindlewhorl-shaped bead [SM (Verve) 3/11/2016]
Long description: White conical stone spindle whorl or spindlewhorl-shaped bead, strung on a length of string with 1884.104.104.1, .3-5. [SM (Verve) 3/11/2016]
Geographical reference: Peru
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Peru; Unknown
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection
Date
Date collected: By 1874
Acquisition information: Donated: 1884
Materials and processes: Material Stone, Material Bead, Material String, Process Strung, Process Threaded, Process Carved, Process Ground, Process Perforated
Dimensions: Diameter: max 16 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1884.104.104.2

Search terms: Textile, Ornament, Bead, Spindle-whorl