Spindle whorl and spindle (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: AD 1450–1540 (Late Horizon period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably San Pedro de Atacama Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Collector
content: Whitney Stott (Whiting Stott), Non-Indian, 1887-1961
label: Seller
content: Whitney Stott (Whiting Stott), Non-Indian, 1887-1961
notes: label: Collection History
content: Probably collected by Whitney Stott (1887-1961) between 1918 and 1919 while he was employed by a copper mining company in Chile; purchased by MAI from Whitney Stott in 1922.
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place: label: Place
content: Near Calama; Cheche (Inca village); Calama; El Loa Province; Antofagasta Region II; Chile
setName: label: See related items
content: San Pedro de Atacama Tradition (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: 11/1669
label: Barcode
content: 111669.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Weaving tools/equipment
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Spindle whorl and spindle (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Wood
label: Techniques
content: Carved, drilled