Spindle Whorl
Dublin Core
Title
Spindle Whorl
Description
A spindle whorl for spinning raw wool, made from a grey schist-like rock with central perforation used as a weight for a wooden drop spindle. The weight helped give the spindle momentum in the twisting, or spinning, of raw wool fibers into yarn, for later making into textiles. Dated 500BC-500AD.
Contributor
eulac3d
Type
Physical Object
Identifier
57
Date Submitted
31/01/2022
Extent
cm x cm x cm
Spatial Coverage
current,58.153655187024476,-3.7128844599366175;
Europeana
Europeana Type
TEXT
Physical Object Item Type Metadata
Prim Media
134
Natural Cultural
Cultural
Collection
Citation
“Spindle Whorl,” Stratus, accessed June 14, 2025, https://stratus.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/135.
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