Expedition:

First Ecuador Expedition (1906)  Search this

Expedition leader:

Dr. Marshall H. Saville (Marshall Howard Saville/M.H. Saville/MHS), Non-Indian, 1867-1935  Search this

Expedition sponsor:

George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957  Search this

Marie A. Heye (Marie Antoinette Lawrence Heye), Non-Indian, 1845-1915  Search this

Object Name:

Spindle whorl (Image withheld, pending review)

Media/Materials:

Pottery

Techniques:

Incised, perforated

Object Type:

Weaving tools/equipment

Place:

La Secita; Sequita; Montecristi Canton; Manabí Province; Ecuador

Collection History:

Collected or excavated in 1906 during the First Ecuador Expedition, led by Marshall H. Saville (1867-1935, MAI staff member) and sponsored by George Gustav Heye and his mother, Marie Antoinette Lawrence Heye (1845-1915).

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Catalog Number:

1/802

Barcode:

010802.000

See related items:

Weaving tools/equipment

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ec4b2173-4a2c-4250-9731-850a6095ac0b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_11569