Spindle, spindle whorl, and fiber/yarn (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 2500 BC–AD 1540 (Late Preceramic to Late Horizon period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Central Andes (archaeological) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Carlebach Gallery
label: Seller
content: Carlebach Gallery
label: Seller agent
content: Julius Carlebach (Julius Hirsch Carlebach), Non-Indian, 1909-1964
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI in 1950 from the Julius Carlebach Gallery (New York), operated by Julius Carlebach (1909-1964).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: North Coast; Peru
setName: label: See related items
content: Central Andes (archaeological)
label: See related items
content: Weaving tools/equipment
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 21/6997
label: Barcode
content: 216997.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Weaving tools/equipment
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Spindle, spindle whorl, and fiber/yarn (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Wood, cotton yarn, pottery
label: Techniques
content: Modeled