Spindle
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Spindle <textile technology>
This hand spindle has a wooden shaft and a whorl made from bones. A star and polka dot pattern has been inscribed into the surface of the whorl. The spun cotton is processed further to make yarn for clothing and body jewellery.
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Städtische Museen Freiburg
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Cultural attribution
Wapishana
Object type
Spindel
Dimensions
Länge: 200.0 mm, Durchmesser: 45.0 mm
Material/Technique
Bones
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
III/1094
Provenance and sources
when
1911 - 1913
when
10.10.1914
where
Guyana (location/origin)
Guyana (location/origin)
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