Spindle whorl and spindle (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: AD 900-1470 (Late Intermediate period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Arica/Western Valleys Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Seller
content: J. F. G. Umlauff (Gustave Umlauff), 1868-1974
label: MAI agent
content: George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from J. F. G. Umlauff (a Hamburg, Germany, firm that dealt in natural history specimens and artifacts) in 1926 using funds donated by MAI trustee Harmon W. Hendricks (1846-1928).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Arica; Arica Province; Arica y Parinacota Region XV; Chile
setName: label: See related items
content: Arica/Western Valleys Tradition (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: 15/611
label: Barcode
content: 150611.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Weaving tools/equipment
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Spindle whorl and spindle (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Reed, wood
label: Techniques
content: Carved, painted