Spindle with Whorl, Stone Age
- Made:
- 5000-500 BCE in Europe
Spindle with wooden whorl, an early and simple device for spinning fibres into yarn for weaving cloth.
Details
- Category:
- Textiles Machinery
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- 1980-1714
- Materials:
- wood and incomplete
- Measurements:
-
whorl: 98 x 47 mm
weight: 0.09kg
weight: 0.19842lbs
- type:
- spindles, whorls and textile machines
- credit:
- On loan from the Wellcome Trust