Spindle whorl (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 1000 BC–AD 1550 (Middle Formative to Post-Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Maya (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Frank Vavruska, Non-Indian, 1917-1974
label: Seller
content: Frank Vavruska, Non-Indian, 1917-1974
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Frank Vavruska (1917-1974, an artist who lived in Mexico and sometimes dealt in antiquities); purchased by MAI from Frank Vavruska in 1957.
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: Campeche State; Mexico
setName: label: See related items
content: Maya (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: 22/5580
label: Barcode
content: 225580.000
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: Incised, perforated