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: Previous owner
content: A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954
label: Seller
content: A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; acquired by Alpheus Hyatt Verrill (1871-1954, explorer, author, and MAI field collector) from an unknown source, probably in 1929; purchased by MAI from Hyatt Verrill in 1929.
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: Lambayeque 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: 16/4797
label: Barcode
content: 164797.000
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: Modeled, painted, incised
label: Dimensions
content: 1.3 x 1 cm