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Language: Ainu
Language: Ainu

Spindle

A round wooden stick is inserted into the conical spinning whorl as a swing weight. wooden rod is inserted into the conical whorl. A characteristic ribbon pattern is carved on the top of the spindle whorl. is carved into the top of the whorl. The end of the shaft is carved with a stepped spherical thickening on which the thread is attached. to which the thread could be looped. Probably used for twisting/spinning fine bast threads.

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Data Provider
Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum - Kulturen der Welt

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Ainu
Object type
spindles (textile working equipment)
Dimensions
502 mm
Material/Technique
Wood
Current location
Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum
Inventory number
RJM 25417
Other number(s)
RJM 1910/05 (Convolute number)

Provenance and sources

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