Spindle whorl (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 2000 BC–AD 1550 (Formative to Post-Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Northern Mesoamerica (archaeological) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Arthur C. King (Arthur Comstock King), Non-Indian, 1882-1957
label: Previous owner
content: Hermine C. King (Hermine Hambrock Cossenas/Mrs. Arthur C. King), Non-Indian, 1888-1977
label: Seller
content: Hermine C. King (Hermine Hambrock Cossenas/Mrs. Arthur C. King), Non-Indian, 1888-1977
label: Auction venue
content: B. G. Coats & Associates (B. G. Coats Auctioneers and Appraisers)
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Arthur Comstock King (1882-1957, a civil engineer and artifact collector from Toms River, New Jersey); inherited by his widow, Hermine C. King (Hermine Hambrock Cossenas, 1888-1977); purchased by MAI in 1959 at an auction of items from Arthur King's estate held by B. G. Coats & Associates (Long Branch, New Jersey).
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: Mexico
setName: label: See related items
content: Northern Mesoamerica (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: 22/8559
label: Barcode
content: 228559.000
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