Spindle Whorl
date: label: Date created
content: 2500 BC–AD 1540 (Late Preceramic to Late Horizon period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Central Andes (archaeological) (attributed)
label: Donor
content: Sherwin Landfield (Sherwin Herman Landfield), Non-Indian, 1921-2007
label: Donor
content: Jacqueline Landfield (Marie Louise Jacqueline Plas/Mrs. Sherwin Landfield), Non-Indian, 1926-2011
label: Collector
content: Sherwin Landfield (Sherwin Herman Landfield), Non-Indian, 1921-2007
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; acquired by Sherwin Landfield (1921-2007) in the 1960s when he worked in South America for the United States Agency for International Development; donated to NMAI in 2007 by Sherwin Landfield and Jacqueline Landfield (1926-2011).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Río Chancay valley; Huaral Province; Lima Region; Peru (inferred)
setName: label: See related items
content: Central Andes (archaeological)
label: See related items
content: Weaving tools/equipment
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 26/6410
label: Barcode
content: 266410.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Weaving tools/equipment
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Spindle Whorl
label: Media/Materials
content: Pottery
label: Techniques
content: Modeled, carved
label: Dimensions
content: .3 x .3 x .5 cm