Lithuania
Europe 

ABT

L-shaped distaff. The two parts can be joined by means of a screw thread. This distaff is similar in shape to a traditional Russian distaff that consists of two elements too: the lopastka or blade, a vertical panel with wide flat top to which the bundle of flax or wool, called kudel is fixed, and the dontse, or base, a horizontal oar-shaped board on which the spinner sits and stabilizes the structure with the weight of her body. Late 19^th century. Height 31,88"; length of the base (dontse) 24,4".