Spindle whorl (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 2500 BC–AD 1550 (Formative to Post-Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Maya (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Richard Stober (Richard Stoeber), Non-Indian
label: Seller
content: Richard Stober (Richard Stoeber), Non-Indian
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; acquired by Richard Stober (a German businessman who travelled in Latin America), probably in 1929; purchased by MAI from Richard Stober in 1929.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Near Guatemala City and Kaminaluyú; Hacienda Miraflores; Guatemala Municipality; Guatemala Department, Metropolitan Region; Guatemala
setName: label: See related items
content: Maya (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: 16/6253
label: Barcode
content: 166253.000
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: Incised, painted, perforated