Spindle Whorl Item Number: H2.132 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Brown, clay, conical shaped spindle whorl with drop indentations along the circumference and rings around either end of the hole.
History Of Use
For spinning
Item History
- Made in Ecuador between 1 and 1500
- Collected between 1920 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
- Name
- Spindle Whorl
- Identification Number
- H2.132
- Type of Item
- spindle whorl
- Material
- clay
- Manufacturing Technique
- moulded
- Overall
- height 1.5 cm, diameter 2.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Andes
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Ecuador
When
- Creation Date
- between 1 and 1500
- Collection Date
- between 1920 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2191/1557