Spindle whorl (Image withheld, pending review)
name: label: Previous owner
content: Reverend John Mayer, Non-Indian, ca. 1883-1934
label: Seller
content: Reverend John Mayer, Non-Indian, ca. 1883-1934
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Reverend John Mayer (ca. 1883-1934, a Franciscan missionary in Santarem, Brazil); purchased by MAI from Reverend John Mayer in 1929.
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: 30 miles west of Santarém; Lago Grande do Curuaí, Rio Amazonas (Amazon River); Pará State, North 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: 16/6975
label: Barcode
content: 166975.000
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, drilled