Spindle Whorl Item Number: H2.83 a-c from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Clay, conical shaped spindle whorls (parts a-c) with a hole running through each. Part a: Black spindle whorl decorated with circles around a four point star-like image with a doted edge encapsulated within two lines that meet a point on opposite sides. Part b: Brown spindle whorl decorated with a liner pattern with the top line consisting of doom-like design followed a dotted strip surrounded by two undecorated lines that edge the object. Part c: Black spindle whorl decorated with circles around a four point star-like image with two doom-like images that meet a point on opposite sides.
History Of Use
For spinning with a spindle
Item History
- Made in Ecuador between 1 and 1500
- Owned by Mrs. E. A. Knowles before September 11, 1970
- Received from Mrs. E. A. Knowles (Seller) and Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) on September 11, 1970
What
- Name
- Spindle Whorl
- Identification Number
- H2.83 a-c
- Type of Item
- spindle whorl
- Material
- clay
- Manufacturing Technique
- moulded and incised
- Part A
- height 1.5 cm, diameter 2.2 cm
- Part B
- height 1.8 cm, diameter 2.0 cm
- Part C
- height 2.0 cm, diameter 2.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Andes
- Previous Owner
- Mrs. E. A. Knowles
- Received from
- Mrs. E. A. Knowles (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
- Ownership Date
- before September 11, 1970
- Acquisition Date
- on September 11, 1970
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0169/0005 a-c