Spindle whorl and spindle
name: label: Culture/People
content: Piro
label: Collector
content: William Schaeffler (Wilhelm Schaeffler), Non-Indian, 1900-1980
label: Seller
content: William Schaeffler (Wilhelm Schaeffler), Non-Indian, 1900-1980
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected by William (Wilhelm) Schaeffler (1900-1980, a German missionary who worked in South America from the 1920s through the 1940s); purchased by MAI from William Schaeffler in 1938.
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: Río Urubamba and Río Tambo junction (Río Ucayali); Atalaya Province; Ucayali Region; Peru
setName: label: See related items
content: Piro
label: See related items
content: Weaving tools/equipment
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 19/5902
label: Barcode
content: 195902.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Weaving tools/equipment
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Spindle whorl and spindle
label: Media/Materials
content: Wood, pottery
label: Techniques
content: Carved