Spinning Wheel Item Number: 809/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Wooden spinning wheel with long wooden bar that joins two feet at the base, and two wooden cogs attached to a handle at the widest end of the base. The mechanism turns the metal wheel, which has four wooden spokes. A piece of twine runs around the wheel and a small metal cylinder that has a groove at its centre at the other end of the spinning wheel. The metal cylinder is attached to a metal bar that turns.
Item History
- Made in Japan
- Owned by Kerrisdale Antiques before June 10, 1982
- Received from Kerrisdale Antiques (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) on June 10, 1982
What
- Name
- Spinning Wheel
- Identification Number
- 809/1
- Type of Item
- spinning wheel
- Material
- wood, metal, paint and fibre
- Overall
- height 59.5 cm, width 74.5 cm, depth 36.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Japanese
- Previous Owner
- Kerrisdale Antiques
- Received from
- Kerrisdale Antiques (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Japan
When
- Ownership Date
- before June 10, 1982
- Acquisition Date
- on June 10, 1982
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0809/0001