Spindle, spindle whorl, and fiber/yarn
name: label: Culture/People
content: Yukpa (Macoa/Macoita/Yupa)
label: Collector
content: Theodoor de Booy (Theodoor Hendrik Nikolaas de Booy), Non-Indian, 1882-1919
label: Previous owner
content: Theodoor de Booy (Theodoor Hendrik Nikolaas de Booy), Non-Indian, 1882-1919
label: Previous owner
content: Elizabeth S. de Booy (Elizabeth Hamilton Smith/Mrs. Theodoor de Booy/Elizabeth Smith Peter), Non-Indian, 1883-1941
label: Seller
content: Elizabeth S. de Booy (Elizabeth Hamilton Smith/Mrs. Theodoor de Booy/Elizabeth Smith Peter), Non-Indian, 1883-1941
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected in 1918 by Theodoor de Booy (1882-1919, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored the American Geographical Society and the University Museum of the University of Pennsylvania; inherited by his widow, Elizabeth Smith de Booy (1883-1941); purchased by MAI from Elizabeth de Booy in 1919 using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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: Sierra de Perijá (Serranía de Motilones); Zulia State, Zulian Region; Venezuela
setName: label: See related items
content: Yukpa (Macoa/Macoita/Yupa)
label: See related items
content: Weaving tools/equipment
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 9/285
label: Barcode
content: 090285.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Weaving tools/equipment
label: Indigenous Term
content: mawu pura kamtantik
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Spindle, spindle whorl, and fiber/yarn
label: Media/Materials
content: Wood, nut/nuts, cotton yarn
label: Techniques
content: Carved