Information
- Title
- Weaving artifacts: ball of thread, silver needle, spindle with 2 spindle whorls, bundle of thread, woven band, and purple corn cob
- Object Number
- y1993-137.1-.6
- Medium
- Wool or cotton, wood, metal, and corn
- Dates
- 13th century CE
- Dimensions
- ball of thread: diam. 6.0 cm. (2 3/8 in.) silver needle: h. 13.6 cm., diam. 0.4 cm. (5 5/16 x 3/16 in.) spindle with spindle whorl: h. 23.9 cm., diam. 1.3 cm. (9 7/16 x 1/2 in.) spindle: h. 2.4 cm., diam. 1.0 cm. (15/16 x 3/8 in.) bundle of thread: h. 10.0 cm., w. 8.5 cm., diam. 1.5 cm. (3 15/16 x 3 3/8 x 9/16 in.) woven band: h. 46.0 cm., w. 1.5 cm., d. 0.5 cm. (18 1/8 x 9/16 x 3/16 in.) corn cob: h. 11.4 cm., diam. 3.2 cm. (4 1/2 x 1 1/4 in.)
- Credit Line
- Museum purchase
- Culture
- Chancay
- Period
- Late Intermediate
- Place made
- South America, Peru, Central coast
- Materials
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