Spindle whorl (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: Possible collector
content: Roscoe P. Conkling, Non-Indian, 1877-1971
label: Previous owner
content: Roscoe P. Conkling, Non-Indian, 1877-1971
label: Seller
content: Roscoe P. Conkling, Non-Indian, 1877-1971
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of mining engineer Roscoe P. Conkling (1877-1971) and possibly acquired by him between 1918 and 1922 while he worked in South America for a mining and smelting company; purchased by MAI from Roscoe Conkling in 1923.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Río Moche valley; Trujillo Province; La Libertad Region; 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: 12/406
label: Barcode
content: 120406.000
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: Painted