Miniature stone spindle whorl. Circular wheel with central circular section removed. Both sides flat. Please note that stored inside the basketwork box [1923.84.693 .6]. [ILL [OPS move] 26/7/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Miniature stone spindle whorl. Circular wheel with central circular section removed. Both sides flat. Please note that stored inside the basketwork box [1923.84.693 .6]. [ILL [OPS move] 26/7/2017]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Nagaland
Cultural groups: Sümi Naga
Person: Field collector John Henry Hutton; PRM source John Henry Hutton
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1919
Date collected: By 1919
Acquisition information: Donated: 1919, uncertain Donated: 1923, uncertain
Materials and processes: Material Stone, Process Carved, Process Perforated
Dimensions: Diameter: max 26 mm, Height: max 9 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1923.84.693.2
Associated publications: Reproduced in colour on page 202 of The Nagas - Hill Peoples of Northeast India: Society, Culture and the Colonial Encounter, by Julian Jacobs with Alan Macfarlane, Sarah Harrison and Anita Herle (London: Thames and Hudson, 1990). "Left: Model of a bride wearing skirt with bead girdle, bead necklace and cowrie shell ear ornaments. She is carrying a basket containing carded wood and a spindle whorl, and a food dish. Sema. [SM (Verve) 18/09/2013]

Search