Cotton Thread
Sewing Needle
2011-13-8
From: Sri Lanka
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 2011-13-8 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Buddhist |
| Provenience | Sri Lanka |
| Date Made | 2010 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Cotton | Plastic | Cardboard | Metal |
| Description | Cardboard central spool; saffron-colored 3-ply mercerized cotton thread; plastic cover/label; metal sewing needle. "Flying Wheel" written on either end of exposed spool. Outer label / logo with blue writing: "Flyinig wheel / Mercerized / Best Thread / No. 50/3 cord 500 yds." For use by a Buddhist monk. Part of the eight possessions of a monk known as atthapirika (atapirikara). |
| Height | 5.8 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 2.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mahinda de Lanerolle on behalf of the de Lanerolle Trust, Sri Lanka, 2011 |
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