Bundle of two sticks with raw cotton on one stick and finished thread wound onto smaller stick
Item
Title
Bundle of two sticks with raw cotton on one stick and finished thread wound onto smaller stick
Creator
Creator Unrecorded
Subject
Spindle
Textile
Description
Bundle of two sticks used for spinning cotton, wrapped in dark brown textile bundle. The longer stick is of a rougher, darker wood and has raw cotton wrapped around one end. The finished cotton thread is wound onto the smaller stick, which is golden brown in colour.
Publisher
Making African Connections
Date
c.1930
Type
PhysicalObject
Format
Cottonwool; Fibre; Plant
Spun
Identifier
ETH.ANG2.1382
A36/1382
Source
Space/Place
Angola
Africa
Rights
© The Powell-Cotton Trust