Spindle whorl (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 700 BC–AD 100 (Early Horizon period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Paracas (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Alan Reed Sawyer (Alan R. Sawyer), Non-Indian, 1919-2002
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of collector and scholar Alan R. Sawyer (1919-2002); acquired by MAI through an exchange with Alan Sawyer in 1962.
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: Juan Pablo, Río Ica valley; Ica Province; Ica Region; Peru
setName: label: See related items
content: Paracas (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: 23/1077
label: Barcode
content: 231077.000
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, perforated, incised