Woman of Lespugue

Item

Title

Woman of Lespugue

Date

25,000 BCE

Materials

Ivory

Measurements

Height: 6 in.

Description

Archeological evidence suggests that flax was the first fiber to be spun by human beings, probably because such fibers are very long (up to three feet) and become slightly adhesive when wet—two attributes that make spinning it into thread comparably easy.

Source

Paris, Musee l'Homme

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