Spindle whorl (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: AD 300-800
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Central Caribbean/Costa Rican Atlantic Watershed (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Seller
content: Galerie Charles Ratton
label: Seller agent
content: Charles Ratton (Charles A. Ratton), Non-Indian, 1895-1986
label: MAI agent
content: George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI in 1938 from the Galerie Charles Ratton (Paris, France), operated by art dealer and collector Charles Ratton (1895-1986).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: San Rafael; San Rafael Cantón; Heredia Province; Costa Rica
setName: label: See related items
content: Central Caribbean/Costa Rican Atlantic Watershed (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Weaving tools/equipment
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 20/131
label: Barcode
content: 200131.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Weaving tools/equipment
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Spindle whorl (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Pottery, paint
label: Techniques
content: Modeled, incised, painted
label: Dimensions
content: 5 x 5 x 3 cm