Accession No
1966.264 B
Description
Piruro. Spindle whorl made from a black seed.
Place
Americas; South America; Peru; Huánuco
Period
Source
Thompson, John Eric Sydney (Dr, Sir) [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1966.264 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Seed
Local Term
Piruro (seed)
Measurements
40mm x 40mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
'Acquired in Huanuco market. Modern.' [source of the information unknown]
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1966.264 A-B: 'Wooden spindle with length of cotton wound on it, with a biconical red pottery whorl at the end. B: Spindle whorl consisting of a black circular seed (piruro in Quechua).'
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Amendments / updates)
Catalogue card reads: 'The no. on the spindle, 1966.266, corresponds to a brown and white poncho so it is obviously incorrectly numbered'. [unsigned] 27/03/1987.
Event Date 27/03/1987
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Piruro. Spindle whorl made from a black seed.
Event Date 13/7/2021
Author: Jazmin Hundal
FM:292775
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