Spindle, spindle whorl, and fiber/yarn
name: label: Culture/People
content: Arecuna
label: Collector
content: A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected by Alpheus Hyatt Verrill (1871-1954, explorer, author, and MAI field collector) in 1916 during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye/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: Mazaruni River; Cuyuni-Mazaruni Region; Guyana
setName: label: See related items
content: Arecuna
label: See related items
content: Weaving tools/equipment
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 5/7323
label: Barcode
content: 057323.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Weaving tools/equipment
label: Indigenous Term
content: tinguita
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Spindle, spindle whorl, and fiber/yarn
label: Media/Materials
content: Wood, animal bone, cotton yarn
label: Techniques
content: Carved, perforated, wrapped