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Spindle with Whorl

Chancay

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Chancay. Spindle with Whorl, 1000–1476. Wood, clay, pigment, 1/2 x 8 7/16 in. (1.3 x 21.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Dr. John H. Finney, 36.755.11. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Culture

Chancay

Title

Spindle with Whorl

Date

1000–1476

Period

Pre-Spanish

Medium

Wood, clay, pigment

Classification

Tool

Dimensions

1/2 x 8 7/16 in. (1.3 x 21.5 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. John H. Finney

Accession Number

36.755.11

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Artists and makers

Chancay

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