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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