Spindle whorl (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 1500 BC–AD 1550 (Formative to Post-Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Central Mexico/Valley of Mexico (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Hortense Tanenbaum Ferne (Mrs. Herman Ferne), Non-Indian, 1885-1976
label: Lender
content: Hortense Tanenbaum Ferne (Mrs. Herman Ferne), Non-Indian, 1885-1976
label: Donor
content: Hortense Tanenbaum Ferne (Mrs. Herman Ferne), Non-Indian, 1885-1976
label: Artist/Maker
content: Marguerite Hill Crandall (Mrs. Lou R. Crandall), Non-Indian, 1896-1988
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of artist Hortense T. Ferne (1885-1976); lent to MAI by Hortense Ferne in 1943; donated to MAI by Hortense Ferne in 1961.
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: Valley of Mexico; Mexico
label: Geographical Areas
content: Valley of Mexico
setName: label: See related items
content: Central Mexico/Valley of Mexico (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Weaving tools/equipment
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 20/5978
label: Barcode
content: 205978.000
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: Modeled