Spindle whorl TRC 2014.0778b

Provenance: Sudan, Dongola Province. Label: "Spindle whorls from Bulinarti, Dongola Pr."

Dating: 20th century

Present location: Textile Research Centre, Leiden. Crowfoot collection (nb 001). Inventory number 2014.0778b.

Shape: Disc

Raw material: Spindle cut from a wooden vessel.

Weight (gr): 10.49 g

Diameter (cm): 6.3

Thickness (cm): 0.8

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.6

Other features: On the upper side (on the picture) decor of lines and zigzags.

Documentation: Object examined by M.M. Wozniak in May 2018.
Complete description at http://trc-leiden.nl/collection/?trc=&zoek=2014.0778&cat=&subcat=&g=&s=24&f=0&&id=9563