Spindle
About this object
History of use
The skein of yarn is hung around one forearm and the drop spindle is turned and suspended from the other hand. The turning of the spindle twists together two yarns that plies the yarn.
Narrative
Bought from Santosa Huaman Pomayri, a woman from Chinchero on a street in Cuzco, on May 3, 1982. It was made for her own use.
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