Nazca spindle

These are spindles that date back to the 7th century in Peru. They are extremely light (the one pictured weighs just 13 grams) and usually made from simple sticks with perhaps a bit of decoration on the lightweight whorl. The whorl is more or less cenntal on the shaft rather than towards one end. Traditionally they were made with a long thorn and a ceramic whorl. Mine are all wood.