Accession No
D 1988.368
Description
A whirl for spinning cotton. It consists of a thin wooden stick, with a spherical clay weight at one end. The weight is painted black with three narrow white stripes. A small amount of white and red cotton thread has been wound around the stick.
Place
Africa; West Africa; Ghana; Gonja
Period
Source
Goody, Esther (Dr) [field collector and depositor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
D 1988.368
Cultural Affliation
Gonja
Material
Wood; Clay; Cotton
Local Term
Measurements
30mm x 215mm
Events
Context (Related Documents)
Black and white photograph attached to rear of catalogue card.
Event Date 1988
Author: Lucie Carreau
Context (Field collection)
Possibly collected on 20 May 1988.
Event Date 20/5/1988
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Physical description)
Whirl or long stick used for spinning the cotton, with black and white weight on the end, wound with white and red cotton.
Event Date 10/6/1988
Author: maa
Context (Production / use)
Origin field previously read: 'Locally Made'.
Event Date 14/10/2005
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
A whirl for spinning cotton. It consists of a thin wooden stick, with a spherical clay weight at one end. The weight is painted black with three narrow white stripes. A small amount of white and red cotton thread has been wound around the stick.
Event Date 23/2/2023
Author: Eleanor Beestin-Sheriff
FM:80237
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