Spindle Whorl Item Number: H2.133 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Clay spindle whorl, conical in shape with rounded edges and a hole through the centre; decorated with geometric designs of rings, triangles, dots and crosshatching. Design on the top and sides differs from that on the bottom.
History Of Use
For spinning with a spindle.
Item History
- Made in Ecuador between 1 and 1500
- Collected between 1934 and 1954
- Owned by Klara Adler before July 10, 1960
- Received from Klara Adler (Seller) and Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) on July 10, 1960
What
- Name
- Spindle Whorl
- Identification Number
- H2.133
- Type of Item
- spindle whorl
- Material
- clay
- Manufacturing Technique
- moulded and incised
- Overall
- height 2.3 cm, diameter 4.7 cm
Who
- Culture
- Andes
- Previous Owner
- Klara Adler
- Received from
- Klara Adler (Seller) and Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Ecuador
When
- Creation Date
- between 1 and 1500
- Collection Date
- between 1934 and 1954
- Ownership Date
- before July 10, 1960
- Acquisition Date
- on July 10, 1960
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0056/0041