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: Collector
content: Egbert P. Lott (Egbert Phelps Lott), Non-Indian, 1873-1935
label: Previous owner
content: Egbert P. Lott (Egbert Phelps Lott), Non-Indian, 1873-1935
label: Seller
content: Egbert P. Lott (Egbert Phelps Lott), Non-Indian, 1873-1935
notes: label: Collection History
content: Probably collected between 1924 and 1928 by Egbert P. Lott (1873-1935, an American civil engineer who worked extensively in Peru and Chile); purchased by MAI from Egbert Lott in 1928.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Vicinity of Lima; Lima; Lima Province; 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: 16/317
label: Barcode
content: 160317.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Weaving tools/equipment
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Spindle whorl (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Ground, drilled, polished