Spindle and spindle whorl TRC 2014.0738

Provenance: Sudan, Omdurman (Khartoum). Label: "Spindle from Omdurman".

Dating: 20th century

Present location: Textile Research Centre, Leiden. Crowfoot collection (nb 001). Inventory number 2014.0738.

Shape: Disc

Raw material: Gourd

Weight (gr): n.d.

Diameter (cm): 4.5

Thickness (cm): 0.8

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.4

Other features: Hooked spindle (reed) 29cm long, 0.4cm thick. Small cotton fragment on the spindle to fix the whorl.

Documentation: Object examined by M.M. Wozniak in May 2018.
Complete description at http://trc-leiden.nl/collection/?trc=&zoek=2014.0738&cat=&subcat=&g=&s=24&f=0&id=9511