Spindle whorl and spindle
name: label: Culture/People
content: Wayuu (Guajira/Goajiro)
label: Expedition sponsor
content: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (The University Museum/Penn Museum)
label: Expedition sponsor
content: Museum of the American Indian - Heye Foundation (MAI-HF), 1916-1989
label: Collector
content: Gregory Mason, Non-Indian, 1889-1968
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected in 1931 by journalist and anthropologist Gregory Mason (1889-1968) during fieldwork sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) and 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: La Guajira Department; Colombia
setName: label: See related items
content: Wayuu (Guajira/Goajiro)
label: See related items
content: Weaving tools/equipment
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 18/1372
label: Barcode
content: 181372.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Weaving tools/equipment
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Spindle whorl and spindle
label: Media/Materials
content: Wood, steatite/soapstone
label: Techniques
content: Carved