Spindle Whorl (Sulsultin) Item Number: 05.588.7383 from the Brooklyn Museum
Description
The object is a spindle whorl carved on one side with a salmon or whale design motif. The object is in good and stable condition with traces of black pigment in the detailed areas of the carving.
Credit Line
Museum Expedition 1905, Museum Collection Fund
Item History
- Made between 1800 and 1899
What
- Name
- Spindle Whorl (Sulsultin)
- Identification Number
- 05.588.7383
- Type of Item
- spindle whorl
- Material
- hardwood wood and pigment trace
- Overall
- length 7.25 in, width 7.25 in, height 0.75 in
Who
- Culture
- Chemainus and Coast Salish
Where
- Holding Institution
- Brooklyn Museum
When
- Creation Date
- between 1800 and 1899
Other
- Classification
- Tool