Spindle whorls of carved stone used to make yarn, threads and cords with Aztec designs
- Title
- Spindle whorls of carved stone used to make yarn, threads and cords with Aztec designs
- LC Subject
- other (information indicator)
- Donor
- Petzel, Florence Eloise
- Description
- Spindle whorls of carved stone used to make yarn, threads and cords with Aztec designs.
- Motif
- Aztec design
- Work Type
- tools
- Location
- Mexico >> North America
- Date
- 1301/1400
- Identifier
- 1989.029.013
- Rights
- In Copyright
- License
- Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Material
- Stone
- Technique
- Carved stone with center hole
- Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Primary Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Institution
- Oregon State University
- Note
- Mexico central valley villages Huexotla, Tiacopan, Cuautitlan. Spindle whorls are used to make yarns, cords and threads. A wooden dowel goes through the the hole and then spins with fibers on it facilitating an easier and quicker process.
