Projects and Science
Burkina Faso
West Africa
ABT
![Burkina Faso, spindle Burkina Faso, spindle](/archaeologien/forschung/arbeitsgemeinschaften/abt/spindeltypologie/bilder-spindeln/burkina-faso_spindle.gif)
![Burkina Faso, spindle and cotton cop Burkina Faso, spindle and cotton cop](/archaeologien/forschung/arbeitsgemeinschaften/abt/spindeltypologie/bilder-spindeln/burkina-faso_spindle-and-cotton-cop.gif)
Spindle with ceramic spindle whorl and cotton cop. 21st century. Length of spindle: 9"; whorl diameter: 1.1".
Cotton manufacturing in Burkina Faso once....
![Burkina Faso, woman spinning Burkina Faso, woman spinning](/archaeologien/forschung/arbeitsgemeinschaften/abt/spindeltypologie/bilder-spindeln/burkina-faso_woman-spinning.jpg)
.....and now
Separating the cotton fiber from the seeds with a simple cotton gin consisting of a single roller made of iron or wood and a flat stone. Siguin, Burkina Faso, 2011/12.
![Burkina Faso, carding cotton Burkina Faso, carding cotton](/archaeologien/forschung/arbeitsgemeinschaften/abt/spindeltypologie/bilder-spindeln/burkina-faso_carding-cotton-1.gif)
![Burkina Faso, preparing the spindle Burkina Faso, preparing the spindle](/archaeologien/forschung/arbeitsgemeinschaften/abt/spindeltypologie/bilder-spindeln/burkina-faso_preparing-the-spindle.gif)
Mounting the whorl onto the spindle shaft, Siguin, 2011/12.
![Burkina Faso, spinning cotton 1 Burkina Faso, spinning cotton 1](/archaeologien/forschung/arbeitsgemeinschaften/abt/spindeltypologie/bilder-spindeln/burkina-faso_spinning-cotton-1.gif)
Women spinning cotton with supported bottom-whorl-spindles. The spindles are rotated in a bowl or on a stone slab. Siguin, 2011/12.
The pictures of cotton processing in the village Siguin in Burkina Faso were taken during a trip of some members of the VEZ – Vereinigung für Entwicklungszusammenarbeit (Association for Development-Cooperation), Linz, from 26.12.2011 to 13.01.2012, in the course of the SEGKOS-project.