Name/Title
Basket distaffEntry/Object ID
2024.26.1Description
Basket, or cage, distaff, composed of six bent rods that attach to a conical finial at the top, curve inwards toward a central stick, then curve outwards while passing through a circular disk 3/4 of the way down, and finally curve in and attach near the base.Materials
Material Notes
possibly mapleInterpretative Labels
Label Type
Cultural/Historical ContextLabel
Distaffs were designed to hold unspun fibers. Processed flax was dressed onto the distaff in a fine web, which allowed the spinner to draw the strands into a continuous, uniform yarn.