Spindle
29-43-7
Location: On Display in the Native North America Gallery
From: United States of America | Utah
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 29-43-7 |
| Current Location | Native North America Gallery - On Display |
| Provenience | United States of America | Utah |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Date Made | 750-1300 CE |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Corn |
| Description | Slender stick pointed at both ends, with piece of corn cob placed in the middle and fragments of cotton adhering to the stick. Probably used as a spindle for winding cotton. |
| Length | 5.3 m |
| Width | 0.27 m |
| Depth | 0.23 m |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Charles D. Hazzard; subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1896 |
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