Culture/People:

probably Central Andes (archaeological) (attributed)  Search this

Object Name:

Spindle whorl (Image withheld, pending review)

Media/Materials:

Pottery

Techniques:

Incised, modeled

Object Type:

Weaving tools/equipment

Place:

Near Trujillo; Trujillo; Trujillo Province; La Libertad Region; Peru

Date created:

2500 BC–AD 1540 (Late Preceramic to Late Horizon period)

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1948.

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Catalog Number:

21/2336

Barcode:

212336.000

See related items:

Central Andes (archaeological)

Weaving tools/equipment

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a66f07e4-f381-48f6-a55a-eb8c0f064e82

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_226707