Spindle whorl (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 1500 BC–AD 1550 (Formative to Post-Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Zapotec or Mixteca (Mixtec) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Adolf E. Place (A. E. Place), Non-Indian, 1876-1972
label: Seller
content: Adolf E. Place (A. E. Place), Non-Indian, 1876-1972
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Adolf E. Place (1876-1972, a German-born mining engineer who worked in Mexico); purchased by MAI from A.E. Place in 1917.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Teposcolula; Teposcolula District, Mixteca Region; Oaxaca State; Mexico
setName: label: See related items
content: Zapotec (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: 6/1525
label: Barcode
content: 061525.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Weaving tools/equipment
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Spindle whorl (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Pottery
label: Techniques
content: Modeled