Spindle whorl (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: AD 700–1600 (Late Quimbaya period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Quimbaya (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Collector
content: Dr. John W. Detwiller, Non-Indian, 1851-1898
label: Previous owner
content: Dr. John W. Detwiller, Non-Indian, 1851-1898
label: Seller
content: Alvin H. Rice (A. H. Rice), Non-Indian, 1870-1931
label: Presenter/funding source
content: James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected or excavated between 1887 and 1889 by Dr. John W. Detwiller (1851-1898, a physician and amateur ornithologist from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, who travelled in Colombia); purchased by MAI from Alvin H. Rice (1870-1931, an antique dealer in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) in 1920 using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
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: Near Pereira; Río Cauca valley; Pereira; Pereira Municipality; Risaralda Department; Colombia
setName: label: See related items
content: Quimbaya (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: 9/9771
label: Barcode
content: 099771.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Weaving tools/equipment
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Spindle whorl (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Pottery, stone
label: Techniques
content: Modeled, incised, perforated