Nazca Thorn Spindle with Ceramic Whorl vogelkop Copper produced hues ranging from

Copper produced hues ranging from turquoise to light blue

Despite this

and a cylindrical spout from which a whistle emerges at the center

while a single applied handle gracefully extends from the shoulder to the rim

possibly as exotic pets or trained to assist in harvesting fruit from trees

Nazca Thorn Spindle with Ceramic Whorl vogelkop Copper produced hues ranging fromPre Columbian era, Nazca culture, 200BC to 600AD, Peru. Superb and rare thorn spindle with attached pottery spindle whorl. Remains of fine spun cotton threads are still wrapped around the spindle and light bands of red, black, white, and yellow pigments highlight the needle as well as the bead. Nazca civilization flourished on the southern desert coast and western slopes of the Andes in Peru between 200BC and 600AD. Early Nazca society was made up of