Spindle, spindle whorl, and fiber/yarn
name: label: Culture/People
content: Ye'kuana (Makiritare/Mayagone)
label: Collector
content: Dr. Herbert Spencer Dickey (Herbert S. Dickey), Non-Indian, 1876-1948
label: Previous owner
content: Dr. Herbert Spencer Dickey (Herbert S. Dickey), Non-Indian, 1876-1948
label: Seller
content: Dr. Herbert Spencer Dickey (Herbert S. Dickey), Non-Indian, 1876-1948
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected by Dr. Herbert Spencer Dickey (1876-1948, physician and explorer), probably between 1926 and 1928; purchased by MAI from Herbert Spencer Dickey in 1928.
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 Río Orinoco; Venezuela
setName: label: See related items
content: Ye'kuana (Makiritare/Mayagone)
label: See related items
content: Weaving tools/equipment
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 16/335
label: Barcode
content: 160335.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Weaving tools/equipment
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Spindle, spindle whorl, and fiber/yarn
label: Media/Materials
content: Wood, fish bone, cotton yarn
label: Techniques
content: Carved