Spinning instrument

Museum number:
3-3268a,b
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.656
Object count:
2
Description:
Spinning instrument; a) flat pointed stick, tapering to end with hole for b); notch at end of stick ; L 34.9cm x w 4.0cm b) twig with knob at end, for use in a); L 18.8 cm x diameter ( at knob) 1.7cm
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
Loans:
S1966-1967 #2: Upward Bound/Lawrence Crouchett (July 14, 1966–July 14, 1966)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spinning instrument, accession number 3-3268a,b, described as Spinning instrument; a) flat pointed stick, tapering to end with hole for b); notch at end of stick ; L 34.9cm x w 4.0cm b) twig with knob at end, for use in a); L 18.8 cm x diameter ( at knob) 1.7cm

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