Spindle whorl and spindle
name: label: Culture/People
content: Karajá (Caraja)
label: Seller agent
content: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (The University Museum/Penn Museum)
label: Seller
content: Elizabeth K. Steen (Elizabeth Kilgore Steen), Non-Indian, 1886-1938
label: Previous owner
content: Elizabeth K. Steen (Elizabeth Kilgore Steen), Non-Indian, 1886-1938
label: Collector
content: Elizabeth K. Steen (Elizabeth Kilgore Steen), Non-Indian, 1886-1938
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected between 1930 and 1931 by explorer and anthropologist Elizabeth K. Steen (1886-1938); deposited by Miss Steen at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Philadelphia) in 1931 to allow the University Museum time to raise funds for the purchase of her collection; purchased by MAI from Elizabeth K. Steen in 1936.
label: Contact Us
content: Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
place: label: Place
content: Ilha do Bananal, Rio Araguaia; Tocantins State, North Region; Brazil
label: Island Name
content: Ilha do Bananal
setName: label: See related items
content: Karajá (Caraja)
label: See related items
content: Weaving tools/equipment
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 18/9832
label: Barcode
content: 189832.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Weaving tools/equipment
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Spindle whorl and spindle
label: Media/Materials
content: Wood, turtle shell/carapace, cordage
label: Techniques
content: Carved, perforated