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Spindle with Whorl

Arts of the Americas

CULTURE Chancay
MEDIUM Wood, pigment
  • Place Found: Central Coast, Peru
    • DATES 1000–1476
    PERIOD Pre-Spanish
    DIMENSIONS 1/4 x 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. (0.6 x 0.6 x 24.1 cm)
    COLLECTIONS Arts of the Americas
    ACCESSION NUMBER 36.755.26
    CREDIT LINE Gift of Dr. John H. Finney
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
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