Spindle Whorl Item Number: H1.319 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Plain wooden spindle (part b) with one pointed end with a whorl (part a) attached near it; the whorl has three small, shallowly carved designs arranged around the central hole and is slightly dished.
History Of Use
For spinning fibres such as wool.
Item History
- Made in La Paz, Bolivia before 1927
- Collected between 1920 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
- Name
- Spindle Whorl
- Identification Number
- H1.319 a-b
- Type of Item
- spindle whorl
- Material
- wood
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved
- Overall
- height 32.0 cm, diameter 6.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Andes
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- La Paz, Bolivia
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1920 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2191/1505 a-b