Spindle, spindle whorl, and fiber/yarn
name: label: Culture/People
content: Arawak
label: Collector
content: Theodore J. Waldeck (Joseph Theodore Waldeck), Non-Indian, b. 1894
label: Donor
content: Theodore J. Waldeck (Joseph Theodore Waldeck), Non-Indian, b. 1894
notes: label: Collection History
content: Probably collected by explorer Theodore J. Waldeck (b. 1894) in 1937 or 1938 during an expedition to Guyana; donated to MAI by Theodore J. Waldeck in in 1939.
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: Upper Cuyuni River; Cuyuni-Mazaruni Region; Guyana
setName: label: See related items
content: Arawak
label: See related items
content: Weaving tools/equipment
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 20/637
label: Barcode
content: 200637.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Weaving tools/equipment
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Spindle, spindle whorl, and fiber/yarn
label: Media/Materials
content: Wood, animal bone, cotton yarn
label: Techniques
content: Wrapped, perforated, carved