Spindle Whorl Item Number: H2.135 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Red, clay, conical shaped, undecorated spindle whorl consisting of two sections or rings where a smaller and thinner top sits on a larger and wider section.
Item History
- Made in Manabi, 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
- H2.135
- Type of Item
- spindle whorl
- Material
- clay
- Manufacturing Technique
- moulded
- Overall
- height 1.3 cm, diameter 1.7 cm
Who
- Culture
- Andes
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Manabi, 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
- good
- Accession Number
- 2191/1558