Spindle whorl
Spindle whorl

Currently not on view

Spindle whorl,

before 1885

attributed Tsimshian
PU 5482

Information

Title
Spindle whorl
Dates

before 1885

Medium
Stone and wood
Dimensions
h. 8.4 cm., diam. 5.8 cm. (3 5/16 x 2 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Lent by the Department of Geosciences, Princeton University
Object Number
PU 5482
Place Collected

North America

Marks/Labels/Seals
on stone: PU 5282
Culture
Native American, Tsimshian
Type
spindles, tool and equipment components, whorls
Materials
wood, stone
Subject
spinning (textile process)

Collected by Rev. Dr. Sheldon Jackson, in or after 1877; Given to E. M. Museum (Princeton Museum of Natural History), 1882-1885

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