Spindle Whorl

44-14-37

From: Liberia

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 44-14-37
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Liberia
Section African
Materials Ceramic
Description

Wooden spindle with black pottery whorl. Rounded top with rounded sides contracting to wide collar. Sides ornamented with deeply cut decoration; narrow band dashes, band of triangles and band of vertical lines.

Height 4.6 cm
Length 32.5 cm
Outside Diameter 3.7 cm
Credit Line Gift of H. S. Oberly, 1944

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