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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
Atorai  Search this
Collector:
A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954  Search this
Previous owner:
A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954  Search this
Seller:
A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954  Search this
Object Name:
Spindle whorl and spindle
Media/Materials:
Animal Bone, wood
Techniques:
Incised, painted, perforated, carved
Object Type:
Weaving tools/equipment
Place:
Guyana
Collection History:
Collected by Alpheus Hyatt Verrill (1871-1954, explorer, author, and MAI field collector) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from Hyatt Verrill in 1918.
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Catalog Number:
7/4479
Barcode:
074479.000
See related items:
Atorai
Weaving tools/equipment
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6eae82ddc-ec9a-4e1f-823b-f85323f02e65
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_80213