Spinning instrument

Museum number:
3-3236a-c
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21033236a@2dc
Accession number:
Acc.656
Object count:
3
Description:
Spinning instrument a) "H" shaped reel, bamboo, with two rods lashed to frame; dentate notches in one frame section; two holes at center for (b); Length 25.9 cm x Width 11.5 cm b) twig with knob at end for use in holes in (a); Length 27.4 cm x dia (at knob) 1.1 cm
Donor:
Mary S. Johnson
Collection place:
Navojoa Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mayo, Navajoa District, Sonora, Mexico
Culture or time period:
Mayo
Collector:
Ralph L. Beals
Collection date:
1931
Object type:
ethnography
Accession date:
1931
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spinning instrument, accession number 3-3236a-c, described as Spinning instrument a) "H" shaped reel, bamboo, with two rods lashed to frame; dentate notches in one frame section; two holes at center for (b); Length 25.9 cm x Width 11.5 cm b) twig with knob at end for use in holes in (a); Length 27.4 cm x dia (at knob) 1.1 cm

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