Painted spindle with whorl and yarn. Part of a weaver's basket - see 1941.2.115 .1, and for other components see 1941.2.115 .2

Collection type: Object
Description: Painted spindle with whorl and yarn. Part of a weaver's basket - see 1941.2.115 .1, and for other components see 1941.2.115 .2 - .39 [EH [OPS move] 11/10/2017]
Long description: Painted wooden spindle with whorl and yarn. Circular in section, with both ends tapering to a point. One of the tips is broken. The middle section of the spindle is painted with bands of white, red. yellow and black. There is a ceramic whorl threaded onto the spindle, grey with moulded and painted geometric patterns in red, white, yellow and black. Some of the paint on both the whorl and the spindle is missing. A section of brown yarn is wound around the spindle close to one end. [EH [OPS move] 11/10/2017]
Geographical reference: Peru
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Peru; Unknown
Person: Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Irene Marguerite Beasley
Date / Period: Date made: 1476-1532 Archaeological period: Inka Inca
Date collected: By 1931
Acquisition information: Donated: 1941
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Material Pottery, Material Wool Yarn Animal, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Process Painted, Process Carved, Process Moulded, Process Wound
Dimensions: Diameter: max 11 mm, Length: max 275 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1941.2.115.5 Other numbers: No.5, 1.2.1931

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