Spindle
65-10-57
From: Peru | Rio Curanja
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | I(Xapuyabi) |
| Object Number | 65-10-57 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Cashinahua |
| Provenience | Peru | Rio Curanja |
| Culture Area | Amazonia |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Palm Bark | Clay | Cotton |
| Description | Thin, tapered palm bark stick; base of clay; twisted cotton cord wound to thickness of clay base, taper at other end. Maker information: By Awadetsati--carved wood; clay base and spinning dowe by his daughter, Chanaamani. Once a man has finished stick, he is not to handle spindle again. If he does, the owman cannot use it nor can the cotton be used. |
| Length | 33 cm |
| Thickness | 4.6 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Kenneth M. Kensinger, 1965 |
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