Roka - to spin wool into thread

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Title

Roka - to spin wool into thread

Subject

cloth production

Description

Spindle with wool, used under arm to spin while performing chores.

Creator

Unknown; possibly godfather of Jim (Demetrios) Chakos

Source

Donated April 17, 2011

Publisher

The Greeks in Washington Museum

Date

Unknown

Contributor

Effie Chakos Wells

Rights

Unknown

Relation

Item: Clothes Iron

Format

Two wood pieces 3" long and 18" long - carved with red and green ink color accents. The top of the Roka has a carving of a female nursing an infant.

Language

N/A

Type

Artifact

Identifier

2011-04-006
Category 10
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Coverage

Greece