Spindle whorl and spindle
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Highland Maya (attributed)
label: Possible collector
content: Jacob Baiz, Non-Indian, 1843-1899
label: Previous owner
content: Emily M. Baiz (Mrs. Jacob Baiz), Non-Indian, 1853-1938
label: Donor
content: Emily M. Baiz (Mrs. Jacob Baiz), Non-Indian, 1853-1938
notes: label: Collection History
content: Probably collected by Jacob Baiz (1843-1899, a New York City businessman and consul general to the U.S. for Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador); given to or inherited by his wife, Emily M. Baiz (1853-1938); donated to MAI by Mrs. Baiz in 1922.
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place: label: Place
content: Guatemala
setName: label: See related items
content: Highland Maya
label: See related items
content: Weaving tools/equipment
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 11/571
label: Barcode
content: 110571.001
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Weaving tools/equipment
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Spindle whorl and spindle
label: Media/Materials
content: Pottery, wood
label: Techniques
content: Carved, modeled, painted