Spindle (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: Emil Willimetz (Emil Joseph Willimetz), Non-Indian, 1918-2003
label: Previous owner
content: Joanna Creighton Willimetz (Joanna Jordan Creighton/Mrs. Emil Willimetz), Non-Indian, 1925-2017
label: Donor
content: Emil Willimetz (Emil Joseph Willimetz), Non-Indian, 1918-2003
label: Donor
content: Joanna Creighton Willimetz (Joanna Jordan Creighton/Mrs. Emil Willimetz), Non-Indian, 1925-2017
label: Honoree
content: Lois C. Abbott (Lois Creighton/Mrs. Seth Abbott), Non-Indian
label: Honoree
content: James A. Creighton, Jr. (James Alexander Creighton), Non-Indian, 1919-2008
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Emil Joseph Willimetz (1918-2003) and Joanna Creighton Willimetz (1925-2017); possibly acquired when Emil Willimetz worked on film projects in Latin America in the 1950s and 1960s; donated to MAI by Mr. and Mrs. Willimetz in 1981 on behalf of Joanna Willimetz’s sister, Lois Creighton Abbott (Mrs. Seth Abbott), and brother James Alexander Creighton Jr. (1919-2008).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: 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: 25/2025
label: Barcode
content: 252025.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Weaving tools/equipment
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Spindle (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Wood
label: Techniques
content: Carved, painted
label: Dimensions
content: 36.5 x 0.5 cm