Spindle whorl and spindle (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: AD 1000–1450 (San Pedro III period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably San Pedro de Atacama Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Collector
content: Georges Rouma (Ferdinand Georges Rouma/George Rouma), Non-Indian, 1881-1976
label: Previous owner
content: Georges Rouma (Ferdinand Georges Rouma/George Rouma), Non-Indian, 1881-1976
label: Seller
content: Georges Rouma (Ferdinand Georges Rouma/George Rouma), Non-Indian, 1881-1976
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected or excavated by Belgian psychologist and educator Georges Rouma (1881-1976) at an unknown date; purchased by MA from Georges Rouma in 1919.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Burial cave 4 kilometers from Chíuchíu ; Chíuchíu (Chíu Chíu); El Loa Province; Antofagasta Region II; Chile
setName: label: See related items
content: San Pedro de Atacama 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: 9/2677
label: Barcode
content: 092677.000
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, vegetal fiber
label: Techniques
content: Carved, wrapped