Spindle

Item number C1204 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Description

The apparatus consists of a light yellow-brown wood piece with a y-shape having two perpendicular sticks at either sides near the pointed end. This piece is connected with the fibre to a darker brown thin cylindrical piece that has a flattened rounded knob at one end and a tear-drop shaped knob at the other end with a conical base.

History Of Use

The rope would be used in deep sea fishing and for nets.

Specific Techniques

This apparatus is used in making double strand twisted rope. The fibre is from a tree bark, rolled into strands between the palm and the thigh. The strands are then twisted with the use of this apparatus to make a heavy duty rope.