Spindle whorl and spindle

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Date created: circa 1920

Culture/People: Mam Maya
Expedition: Mrs. Thea Heye Guatemala Expedition (1928) (Thea Heye - Lothrop Expedition)
Expedition leader: Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (S.K. Lothrop/SKL), Non-Indian, 1892-1965
Expedition sponsor: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935

Collection History: Collected in 1928 during the Thea Heye Guatemala Expedition, led by anthropologist Samuel K. Lothrop (1892-1965, MAI staff member) and sponsored by MAI and Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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Place: Huehuetenango; Huehuetenango Municipality; Huehuetenango Department, Northwest Region; Guatemala

See related items: Mam Maya; Weaving tools/equipment

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 16/966
Barcode: 160966.000

Object Type: Weaving tools/equipment

Object Name: Spindle whorl and spindle
Media/Materials: Wood, pottery, paint
Techniques: Modeled, painted

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws627bc6e15-7e3b-41ab-96fe-770f179d2cfb

Record ID: NMAI_172181