Shell, Terracotta
2600-1900 BCE
Mohenjo-daro
CSMVS
Details
Culture/Civilisation
Harappan Civilisation
Subtheme
What the Cities Made
Display Location
Rotunda
Accession Number
IV 379
Description
Harappans used fired-clay or faience discs as spindle whorls and spools. Attached to sticks, they helped spin cotton and wool into thread. Multiple sticks placed between paired discs formed cylindrical drum that held and smoothly unwound yarn for weaving. Bronze needles are also found in the excavations.