Spindle whorl (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 2500 BC–AD 1550 (Formative to Post-Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Maya (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Julia M. Rodezno (Juliana Rodezno/Mrs. J. Rodezno), Non-Indian, 1875-1938
label: Seller
content: Julia M. Rodezno (Juliana Rodezno/Mrs. J. Rodezno), Non-Indian, 1875-1938
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Julia M. Rodezno (1875-1938, a member of a Guatemalan railroad-building family in partnership with the United Fruit company, which was owned by MAI trustee Minor C. Keith, 1848-1929); purchased by MAI from Julia Rodezno in 1923.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Antigua Guatemala Municipality; Sacatepéquez Department, Central Region; Guatemala
setName: label: See related items
content: Maya (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: 12/3631
label: Barcode
content: 123631.000
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: Perforated, modeled, incised