Bobbin Item Number: 726/6 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Thin cylindrical piece of bone that has a recessed area and a knob at one end and a metal loop with beads strung onto it at the other end. White thread is wound around recessed area. Five small grooves go around just above recessed area; grooves are painted in alternating black and red. The beads vary in size; the colours of the beads in order are: light blue, clear, light blue, blue, light blue, clear, and light blue.

Narrative

Bedfordshire-Buckinghamshire Point Ground and Maltese Pillow Lace-Making Collection.