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