Spindle Whorl Item Number: Ee41 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Plain wooden spindle with a thin, unadorned wooden whorl near the top; white thread-like fibre is wound around the shaft beneath the spindle.
Item History
- Made in Siang, Arunachal Pradesh, India
- Collected during 1976
- Owned by Stephen Inglis before December 2, 1977
- Received from Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) and Stephen Inglis (Seller) on December 2, 1977
What
- Name
- Spindle Whorl
- Identification Number
- Ee41
- Type of Item
- spindle whorl
- Material
- cotton fibre and wood
- Overall
- height 32.0 cm, diameter 6.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Himalayas
- Previous Owner
- Stephen Inglis
- Received from
- Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) and Stephen Inglis (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Siang, Arunachal Pradesh, India
When
- Collection Date
- during 1976
- Ownership Date
- before December 2, 1977
- Acquisition Date
- on December 2, 1977
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0411/0002