Spindle Whorl Item Number: A8389 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Spindle whorl, orange-brown with a dark brown grain and carved into a flat disc shape with a circular hole at the centre.
History Of Use
Momentum weight for spindle - spinning fibres.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada and Tsaxis, British Columbia, Canada between 1870 and 1940
- Owned by Cadwallader Family
- Owned by Canadian Cabin Crafts before June 1963
- Received from Canadian Cabin Crafts (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) during June 1963
What
- Name
- Spindle Whorl
- Identification Number
- A8389
- Type of Item
- spindle whorl
- Material
- bone
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved, drilled and polished
- Overall
- height 0.8 cm, diameter 6.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Previous Owner
- Cadwallader Family and Canadian Cabin Crafts
- Received from
- Canadian Cabin Crafts (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada and Tsaxis, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- between 1870 and 1940
- Ownership Date
- before June 1963
- Acquisition Date
- during June 1963
Other
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 38
- Accession Number
- 0101/0002