Spindle whorl (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: AD 900–1200 (Post-Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Maya (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Excavator
content: Dorothy H. Popenoe (Mrs. Wilson Popenoe), Non-Indian, 1899-1932
label: Seller
content: Dorothy H. Popenoe (Mrs. Wilson Popenoe), Non-Indian, 1899-1932
notes: label: Collection History
content: Excavated between 1928 and 1930 by Dorothy Popenoe (1899-1932, a botanist who excavated in Honduras); purchased by MAI from Dorothy Popenoe in 1930.
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place: label: Place
content: Playa de los Muertos, Río Ulúa valley; El Progreso Municipality; Yoro Department; Honduras
setName: label: See related items
content: Maya (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: 17/8377
label: Barcode
content: 178377.000
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, incised, punctate