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1920

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2013

2025

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Spindle (Peru)

This is a Spindle. It is dated 1100–1400 and we acquired it in 1920. Its medium is wood shaft, ceramic whorl, paint, cotton yarn. It is a part of the Textiles department.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 21.7 cm (8 9/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Spindle (Peru); wood shaft, ceramic whorl, paint, cotton yarn; H x W: 21.7 cm (8 9/16 in.); 1920-1-3

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