Spindle whorl

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Date created: circa 1910

Culture/People: Koksilah (Koksila)
Collector: Charles F. Newcombe (C.F. Newcombe), Non-Indian, 1851-1924

Collection History: Collected in 1922 by Charles F. Newcombe (1851-1924, a physician and collector in British Columbia) during a collecting trip for MAI.
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Place: Koksilah Reserve; Cowichan Valley Regional District; British Columbia; Canada
Archipelago: Vancouver Island Group
Island Name: Vancouver Island

See related items: Koksilah (Koksila); Weaving tools/equipment

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 11/6115
Barcode: 116115.000

Object Type: Weaving tools/equipment

Object Name: Spindle whorl
Media/Materials: Wood
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f04f6f3f-2325-4998-971c-de39f519aba3

Record ID: NMAI_123952