Balls of yarn

https://doi.org/10.25420/britishmuseum.30541778

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posted on 2025-11-17, 12:01 authored by Lorena Toro-MayorgaLorena Toro-Mayorga

JOS weighs the balls of yarn with a rudimentary scale made of a piece of wood and a stone

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

L01

Rights owner

José Rafael de la Torre

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Ovillos de lana

Description alt

JOS pesa los ovillos con una báscula rudimentaria hecha con un trozo de madera y una piedra.

Cultural group

Kichwa

Participants

José Rafael de la Torre, Hilda Cecilia Pichamba

Country

Ecuador

Place

Ilumán , Imbabura

Cultural context/event

Sheep Wool preparation

Date of creation

2024-03-23

Unique ID

2022SG16-L01-0206

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Keywords

balls of yarn spinning wheel scale

Licence

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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