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Art/Literary - Archaeology / archaeology | | French term or phrase: fusaïoles | | Dans les sépultures de femmes se retrouvent des pièces liées à des activités textiles (fusaïoles, alênes). |
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| | spindle whorles | Explanation:
Ref Termium
Domaine(s)
– Weaving Arts
– Tools and Equipment (Textile)
Domaine(s)
– Tissage (Artisanat)
– Outillage et équipement (Industrie du textile)
spindle whorl Source CORRECT
fusaiole Source CORRECT, FÉM
CONT – Weight placed on the end of a
hand spindle to increase the mobility of the spindle. Depending on fibre and method of handling, spindle whorls vary greatly in size and weight. They are made from such materials as clay, stone, wood, bone, and ivory. Source
CONT – Objet discoide, percé d'un trou
central, dont le poids assure la rotation régulière du fuseau lors d'un filage à la
main. (Des fusaioles en terre cuite, en
pierre ou en bois de cerf constituent
souvent le seul indice de l'apparition des
textiles au néolithique.)
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... An other new activity was also shown by earthen spindle whorles - large beads of
clay placed on the lower part of sticks to serve as counter-weights in the ...
www.ncca.gov.ph/culture&arts/cularts/ ccta/prehistory/prehistory-new.htm - 29k |
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