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Spindle Whorl2012-100/40
Spindle Whorl2012-100/20
Spindle Shaft1-10612
Spindle3177/16

Wood spindle. Shaft is needle shaped, long and thin, tapering to a point at each end. Centre of spindle is painted red-brown and grey with four sets of encircling black lines. Two of the sets include white lines interspersed with the black. The spindle’s tips darken in colour to brown.

Culture
Chancay ?
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spindle Whorl3177/15

Wood spindle and whorl. Shaft is long and thin, tapering to a point at each end. A cylindrical clay whorl sits just off mid-point, painted black with white flower motifs separated by lines of white and red-brown. The wood on either side of the whorl is painted with encircling lines of red-brown, dark brown, and white. The spindle’s tips are unpainted.

Culture
Andes
Material
wood, clay and paint
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spindle Whorl3177/14

Wood spindle and whorl. Shaft is long and thin, tapering to a point at each end. A cylindrical clay whorl sits at mid-point, painted black and carved with lines and dots which are filled with white, yellow, brown and rust coloured paint. The wood on either side of the whorl is painted red-brown, dark brown, and yellow. The spindle’s tips are unpainted.

Culture
Andes
Material
wood, clay and paint
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spindle Whorl2990/898

Seven stone whorls (strung on a cord). Five have globular bodies, one is tubular and one has a double-cone shape. Six are made of grey-black stone and one of light brown. Well preserved.

Culture
Moche ?
Material
stone
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spindle Whorl2990/897

Seven spindle whorls (strung on a cord). Five are made of clay and have a rounded base and circle incisions with dots on the inverted conical body; four have rims in relief. Two whorls are made of grey-black stone and have globular bodies with in relief rims; one has three incised circles with dots inside. Well preserved.

Culture
Chimu ?
Material
clay and stone
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fire Drill SpindleE/615 B
Spindle Whorl2990/855 a-d

Four stone spindle whorls. a) Round whorl made of grey stone. Slightly eroded. b) Whorl made of black stone. Rounded base and geometrical-incised decoration on conical top. Three vertical lines between double circles with dots in the interior. Traces of white paint. Well preserved. c) Whorl made of black stone. Slightly rounded base and three incised double circles on conical top. Slightly eroded and chipped. d) Whorl made of black stone. Flat base and traces of black paint on conical top. Well preserved.

Culture
Chancay
Material
stone and paint
Made in
Lima, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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