Spindle, spindle whorl and yarn TRC 2014.0740

Provenance: Sudan, Darfour. Label: "Khandak".

Dating: 20th century

Present location: Textile Research Centre, Leiden. Crowfoot collection (nb 001). Inventory number 2014.0740.

Shape: Disc

Raw material: Gourd

Weight (gr): n.d.

Diameter (cm): 5.6

Thickness (cm): 0.7

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.6

Other features: Hooked spindle, 31.5cm long, 0.3cm thick. Cone of thread (cotton, S spun, 0.5-0.8 mm thick) is 7cm high x 2.7 base. Spindle whorl cut from a gourd vessel decorated with lines and triangles. The perforation is filled with raw cotton to fix the spindle properly.

Documentation: Object examined by M.M. Wozniak in May 2018.
Complete description at http://trc-leiden.nl/collection/?trc=&zoek=2014.0740&cat=&subcat=&g=&s=24&f=0&id=9513