Spindle whorl (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 2500 BC–AD 1540 (Late Preceramic to Late Horizon period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Central Andes (archaeological) (attributed)
label: Collector
content: Ephraim George Squier (E.G. Squier), Non-Indian, 1821-1888
label: Previous owner
content: Frank Squier, Sr., Non-Indian, 1840-1908
label: Seller
content: Frank Squier, Sr., Non-Indian, 1840-1908
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected by archaeologist and author Ephraim G. Squier, 1821-1888) at an unknown date; inherited by his brother Frank Squier (1840-1908, a New York City paper merchant and collector); purchased by George Heye from Frank Squier in 1905.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Peru
setName: label: See related items
content: Central Andes (archaeological)
label: See related items
content: Weaving tools/equipment
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 6267
label: Barcode
content: 006267.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Weaving tools/equipment
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Spindle whorl (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Incised