Spindle whorl and spindle
name: label: Culture/People
content: Lakandon Maya (Lacandon)
label: Collector
content: David W. Amram, Jr., Non-Indian, 1901-1990
label: Seller
content: David W. Amram, Jr., Non-Indian, 1901-1990
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Marie Heye Clemens (Mrs. James B. Clemens), Non-Indian, 1869-1943
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected by David W. Amram, Jr. (1901-1990, a self-trained archaeologist and cartographer who explored Chiapas and Guatemala in the 1930s); purchased by MAI from David Amram in 1934 using funds donated by George Heye's sister, Marie Heye Clemens (Mrs. James B. Clemens, 1869-1943).
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: 80 miles southeast of Ocosingo; Río Jataté at entrance of Arroyo Las Tazas; Ocosingo Municipality, Selva Region; Chiapas State; Mexico
setName: label: See related items
content: Lakandon Maya (Lacandon)
label: See related items
content: Weaving tools/equipment
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 18/6727
label: Barcode
content: 186727.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Weaving tools/equipment
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Spindle whorl and spindle
label: Media/Materials
content: Wood
label: Techniques
content: Carved