Vikings
Domestic
Bone Spindle Whorl, Whithorn
- Description:
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Two bone spindle whorls, made by sawing off the end of an animal femoral bone.
Only six bone whorls were found at Whithorn, in contrast with seventy-two stone ones. Being less dense and therefore lighter than stone, these whorls would have been used to spin comparatively lighter threads.
- Accession number:
- BA6.3+6.2
- Digital Number:
- WTAH111
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