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Spindle whorl (Image withheld, pending review)

Catalog Data

Collector:
Luther S. Livingston (Luther Samuel Livingston), Non-Indian, 1864-1914  Search this
Previous owner:
Luther S. Livingston (Luther Samuel Livingston), Non-Indian, 1864-1914  Search this
Seller:
Luther S. Livingston (Luther Samuel Livingston), Non-Indian, 1864-1914  Search this
Object Name:
Spindle whorl (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials:
Pottery
Techniques:
Modeled, incised, painted
Object Type:
Weaving tools/equipment
Place:
Colombia
Collection History:
Collected by Luther S. Livingston (1864-1914, a New York City publisher and later librarian of the Widener collection at Harvard University) between 1891 and 1893 during travel in Colombia to collect wild orchids; purchased by George Heye from Luther Livingston in 1913.
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Catalog Number:
3/3859
Barcode:
033859.000
See related items:
Weaving tools/equipment
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65e80d4fe-3c2c-4365-9ccb-68da098d77ca
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_36281