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Spindle WhorlA1792

Circular, disk-like piece of bone with a circular hole through the centre.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw ?
Material
bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spindle WhorlA17196

Spindle whorl with disc shape and hole at centre. There is a slight peak at the centre on one face and the other face is flat.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spindle WhorlA8389

Spindle whorl, orange-brown with a dark brown grain and carved into a flat disc shape with a circular hole at the centre.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spindle WhorlH2.135

Red, clay, conical shaped, undecorated spindle whorl consisting of two sections or rings where a smaller and thinner top sits on a larger and wider section.

Culture
Andes
Material
clay
Made in
Manabi, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spindle WhorlH2.133

Clay spindle whorl, conical in shape with rounded edges and a hole through the centre; decorated with geometric designs of rings, triangles, dots and crosshatching. Design on the top and sides differs from that on the bottom.

Culture
Andes
Material
clay
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spindle WhorlH2.132

Brown, clay, conical shaped spindle whorl with drop indentations along the circumference and rings around either end of the hole.

Culture
Andes
Material
clay
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spindle Whorl3621/3 a-b

Wooden spindle and whorl consisting of a disc with a central hole (part a) and long wooden spindle (part b). The whorl is convex on one side, and flat on the other. The spindle shaft narrows at each end, and one end is wider than the other.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
wood
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spindle Whorl3501/2 a-f

Six circular whorls (part a-f). Part a: orange coloured and dome-like in shape; top has a slight curve, bottom is flat; hole through the centre; incised, alternating square motif, with dots, around body. Base has a wavy line, with pointed crests, incised around the centre opening. Part b: black-grey colour and dome-like in shape; top has a slight curve, bottom is flat; hole through centre; raised, vertical rectangle motif around body. Part c: top is orange, sides and bottom are grey-white; top and bottom are flat. Hole through centre; raised, horizontal rectangle motif around body. Part d: dark grey-brown colour with flat top and bottom; hole through centre; vertical rectangle motif around body, done in low relief. Part e: dark grey colour with a slightly curved top and bottom; hole through centre; undecorated. Part f: dark grey colour with tapering edges; hole through centre; undecorated.

Culture
Meso-American
Material
clay
Made in
Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spindle Whorl, BoneSAJH132696

Property of the National Park Service, see ANCS data base, Burke Museum

Material
bone
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Spindle Whorl, Bone45-CA-24/1

Thin disc-like spindle whorl with deeply excised line around central perforation and many excised punctations.

Material
bone
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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