Spindle whorl and spindle (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 2500 BC–AD 1540 (Late Preceramic to Late Horizon period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Central Andes (archaeological) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Rudolph E. Steinsberg (R. E. Steinsberg/Rodolfo Steinsberg), Non-Indian, b. ca. 1884
label: Donor
content: Rudolph E. Steinsberg (R. E. Steinsberg/Rodolfo Steinsberg), Non-Indian, b. ca. 1884
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown: formerly in the collection of Rudolph E. Steinsberg (Rodolfo Steinsberg, b. ca. 1884, an Austrian civil engineer who worked in Latin America); donated to MAI by Rudolf Steinsberg in 1928.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Trujillo; Trujillo Province; La Libertad Region; Peru
setName: label: See related items
content: Central Andes (archaeological)
label: See related items
content: Weaving tools/equipment
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 16/3485
label: Barcode
content: 163485.000
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, pottery
label: Techniques
content: Punctate