Spindle, spindle whorl and yarn TRC 2014.0739

Provenance: Sudan.

Dating: 20th century

Present location: Textile Research Centre, Leiden. Crowfoot collection (nb 001). Inventory number 2014.0739.

Shape: Disc

Raw material: Gourd

Weight (gr): n.d.

Diameter (cm): 4.4

Thickness (cm): 0.6

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.5

Other features: Hooked spindle (reed) 30cm long, 0.4cm thick. Thread: S spun cotton, uneven, 1mm thick; Z spun flax, 0.2-0.5mm. Raw cottonto fix the whorl on spindle.

Documentation: Object examined by M.M. Wozniak in May 2018.
Complete description at http://trc-leiden.nl/collection/?trc=&zoek=2014.0739&cat=&subcat=&g=&s=24&f=0&id=9512