Spindle whorl (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 600 BC–1850 (Late Holocene to Post-contact period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Central California: Middle Period and Late Period
label: Previous owner
content: J. B. Lewis, Non-Indian
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of J.B. Lewis (possibly John Bacon Lewis [1825-1909] who operated a museum in Petaluma, California, and sold artifacts); purchased by George Heye from an unknown source in 1915.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Petaluma; Sonoma County; California; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Multiple archaeological cultures
label: See related items
content: Weaving tools/equipment
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 4/3399
label: Barcode
content: 043399.000
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