Spindle without Whorl, whole or Spindle with Cotton Yarn, Fragment Item Number: 42.26.3 from the Brooklyn Museum

Credit Line

Gift of Daniel Berry Austin

Item History

  • Made between 200 and 600

What

Name
Spindle without Whorl, whole or Spindle with Cotton Yarn, Fragment
Identification Number
42.26.3
Type of Item
fragment, spindle, whorl and yarn
Material
cane and cotton
Measurements
“12 5/8 x 1 3/16 x 1 3/16in. (32 x 3 x 3cm) Yarn wrapped around spindle height: 7 1/2in. (19cm)” ?

Who

Culture
Paracas

Where

Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum

When

Creation Date
between 200 and 600

Other

Classification
Tool