Spindle whorl part/fragment (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: AD 200–1600 (Nehuange to Tairona period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Tairona (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Possible collector
content: Russell Hastings Millward (Russell H. Millward), Non-Indian, 1877-1958
label: Previous owner
content: Russell Hastings Millward (Russell H. Millward), Non-Indian, 1877-1958
label: Seller
content: Russell Hastings Millward (Russell H. Millward), Non-Indian, 1877-1958
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 or purchased from local residents by Russell Hastings Millward (1877-1958, an author and explorer), probably during travels in Latin America between 1910 and 1916; purchased by MAI in 1918 from Russell Hastings Millward 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: Santa Marta; Santa Marta Municipality; Magdalena Department; Colombia
setName: label: See related items
content: Tairona (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: 7/7649
label: Barcode
content: 077649.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Weaving tools/equipment
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Spindle whorl part/fragment (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Carved, incised, polished