Thatching needle
date: label: Date created
content: AD 800–1534
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Manteño-Huancavilca (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Roger S. Lowen, Non-Indian
label: Previous owner
content: Anita B. Lowen (Mrs. Roger S. Lowen), Non-Indian
label: Donor
content: Anita B. Lowen (Mrs. Roger S. Lowen), Non-Indian
label: Donor
content: Roger S. Lowen, Non-Indian
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; purchased by Roger S. Lowen in the early 1960s while he was posted to the American Consulate in Guayaquil, Ecuador; donated to NMAI by Roger S. Lowen and Anita B. Lowen in 2010.
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place: label: Place
content: Manta; Manta Canton; Manabí Province; Ecuador
setName: label: See related items
content: Manteño-Huancavilca (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 26/7762
label: Barcode
content: 267762.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Thatching needle
label: Media/Materials
content: Copper
label: Techniques
content: Hammered, punched
label: Dimensions
content: 10.5 x 1.1 x 1.7 cm