Spindle whorl (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: AD 1100–1600 (Tairona period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Tairona (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Frederick Braun, Non-Indian, 1841-1918
label: Seller
content: Frederick Braun, Non-Indian, 1841-1918
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Frederick Braun (1841-1918, a well-known Brooklyn, New York, collector and dealer in fossils and minerals); purchased by George Heye from Frederick Braun in 1906.
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place: label: Place
content: Río Magdalena valley; Colombia
setName: label: See related items
content: Tairona (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: 8127
label: Barcode
content: 008127.001
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: Incised, perforated