Distaff

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Culture/People: Quechua
Collector: Beate R. Salz, Non-Indian, 1913-2006
Expedition sponsor: Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Incorporated (Viking Fund, Inc.), 1941-

Collection History: Purchased in 1951 by anthropologist Beate R. Salz (1913-2006) in a daily market in Huancayo, Peru, during MAI fieldwork supported by the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research.
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Place: Huancayo market; Huancayo; Huancayo Province; Junín Region; Peru

See related items: Quechua; Weaving tools/equipment

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 21/8588
Barcode: 218588.000

Object Type: Weaving tools/equipment
Indigenous Term: mama pailla

Object Name: Distaff
Media/Materials: Wood
Techniques: Carved
Dimensions: 22 x 6 x 1 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws625e6d941-61a5-41ef-831a-f93c01ab234d

Record ID: NMAI_233264