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: Hobart Seymour Geary (H. Seymour Geary), Non-Indian, 1838-1918
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Hobart Seymour Geary (1838-1918, a New York City attorney and businessman involved in imports from Peru in the 1870s; purchased by MAI from an unknown source circa 1917.
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: Vicinity of Lima; Lima; Lima Province; 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: 7/2776
label: Barcode
content: 072776.000
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: Painted, incised, punctate