Spindle With Whorl
date: label: Accession Date
content: 6 Dec 1990
label: Collection Date
content: 1972
name: label: Collector
content: Venice Lamb
label: Donor Name
content: Venice Lamb
notes: label: Notes
content: Spindle containing a round clay whorl which has been painted in bands of color; chipping somewhat; long tapering piece of bamboo; clay whorl pierced by spindle. Tool used to spin cotton into thread; whorl holds thread in place. "...made by the women in Banfora and sold in the market. The whorls are made from colored clay and very attractive." Black, rust, and yellow painted bands.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 28 Nov 2014
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Banfora, Burkina Faso, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Diola (Jola or Dyula)
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 361597
label: USNM Number
content: EJ10238-1
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Spindle
physicalDescription: label: Height - Object
content: 26 cm
label: Width - Object
content: 3 cm