Spindle and unfinished weaving
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Yukpa (Macoa/Macoita/Yupa) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Arnold Weibel, Non-Indian, ca. 1886-1959
label: Seller
content: Arnold Weibel, Non-Indian, ca. 1886-1959
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Marion Eppley, Non-Indian, 1883-1960
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Arnold Weibel (ca. 1886-1959, a Swiss-born merchant who operated a shop called "Mexican Arts" on Curacao in the Dutch West Indies); purchased by MAI from Arnold Weibel in 1932 using funds donated by Dr. Marion Eppley (1883-1960, a US Navy captain during World Wars I and II and founder of the Eppley Laboratory of Newport, Rhode Island, makers of precision scientific instruments).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Península de La Guajira (Goajira Peninsula, Perijá Peninsula); Zulia State, Zulian Region; Venezuela
setName: label: See related items
content: Yukpa (Macoa/Macoita/Yupa)
label: See related items
content: Weaving tools/equipment
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 18/5130
label: Barcode
content: 185130.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Weaving tools/equipment
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Spindle and unfinished weaving
label: Media/Materials
content: Wood, feather/feathers, cordage
label: Techniques
content: Carved