Spindle whorl (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 650 BC–AD 1550 (Middle Formative to Post-Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Cuicatec or Zapotec (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: MAI agent
content: Bernard J. Edley, Non-Indian, 1925-1994
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; purchased from local residents in 1949 by Bernard J. Edley (1925-1994) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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: Cuicatlán; San Juan Bautista Cuicatlán Municipality, Cuicatlán District, Cañada Region; Oaxaca State; Mexico
setName: label: See related items
content: Cuicatec (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: 21/3653
label: Barcode
content: 213653.000
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, punctate, painted