Spinning Weight

This is a soapstone spinning weight, attached to a stick. Such weights are used to spin raw cotton into thread.

Further Information

  • Type: Production equipment, Tools, implements
  • Object: Spinning Weight
  • Materials: Stone, Wood
  • Culture Group: Other
  • Dimensions: Unknown
  • Production Date: Pre 1964
  • Associated Places: Sefadu, Kono District (Place collected)
  • Associated People: H.H. Jackson, Mines Division (Donor)
  • Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
  • Accession Number: SLNM.1964.80.22

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