Spindle whorl and spindle (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: AD 900-1470 (Late Intermediate period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Arica/Western Valleys Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Expedition
content: Mrs. Thea Heye Chile Expedition (1929-1930) (Mrs. Thea Heye - Lothrop Expedition)
label: Expedition leader
content: Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (S.K. Lothrop/SKL), Non-Indian, 1892-1965
label: Expedition sponsor
content: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected or purchased from local residents in 1930 during the Thea Heye Chile Expedition, led by anthropologist Samuel K. Lothrop (1892-1965, MAI staff member) and sponsored by MAI and Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: La Lisera; Arica Province; Arica y Parinacota Region XV; Chile
setName: label: See related items
content: Arica/Western Valleys Tradition (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: 17/7442
label: Barcode
content: 177442.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Weaving tools/equipment
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Spindle whorl and spindle (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Wood, animal bone
label: Techniques
content: Carved, drilled, painted