Spindle with Whorl, Stone Age

Spindle with wooden whorl

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Spindle with wooden whorl
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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