Spindle whorl (Image withheld, pending review)
name: label: Previous owner
content: Arthur Moreira, Non-Indian
label: Previous owner
content: Guilherme Giesbrecht (Wilhelm Giesbrecht), Non-Indian, 1866-1957
label: Seller
content: Guilherme Giesbrecht (Wilhelm Giesbrecht), Non-Indian, 1866-1957
label: MAI agent
content: Dr. Marshall H. Saville (Marshall Howard Saville/M.H. Saville/MHS), Non-Indian, 1867-1935
label: Presenter/funding source
content: James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Arthur Moreira (a pharmacist in Dores do Indaiá); acquired from him in 1912 by Guilherme Giesbrecht (1866-1957, a German-born Brazilian engineer); purchased from Guilherme Giesbrecht by Marshall H. Saville (1867-1935, MAI staff member) in 1922 using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
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: Dores do Indaiá Municipality; Central Mesoregion, Bom Despacho Microregion; Minas Gerais State, Southeast Region; Brazil
setName: label: See related items
content: Weaving tools/equipment
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 11/4182
label: Barcode
content: 114182.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Weaving tools/equipment
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Spindle whorl (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Pottery
label: Techniques
content: Perforated, modeled