Spindle Whorl Item Number: H2.134 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Grey, clay, spindle whorl, domelike in shape with a hole through the centre; decorated with geometric designs of rings, scrolls and scallops, detailed with crosshatching; flat and undecorated on the bottom.
History Of Use
Used with spindle
Item History
- Made in Ecuador between 1 and 1500
- Owned by Mrs. E. A. Knowles before 1972
- Received from Mrs. E. A. Knowles (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) during 1972
What
- Name
- Spindle Whorl
- Identification Number
- H2.134
- Type of Item
- spindle whorl
- Material
- clay
- Manufacturing Technique
- moulded and incised
- Overall
- height 2.0 cm, diameter 3.7 cm
Who
- Culture
- Andes
- Previous Owner
- Mrs. E. A. Knowles
- Received from
- Mrs. E. A. Knowles (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Ecuador
When
- Creation Date
- between 1 and 1500
- Ownership Date
- before 1972
- Acquisition Date
- during 1972
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- good