Spindle whorl (Image withheld, pending review)

Previous owner
Museo Nacional de Historia Natural (Museo Nacional, Santiago)
Expedition
Mrs. Thea Heye Chile Expedition (1929-1930) (Mrs. 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
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of the Museo Nacional de Historia Natural (Santiago, Chile); acquired by MAI in 1930 through an exchange with the Museo National that was negotiated by Samuel K. Lothrop (1892-1965, MAI staff member) during the MAI's Thea Heye-Lothrop Expedition to Chile.
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Place
Caldera; Copiapó Province; Atacama Region III; Chile
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Weaving tools/equipment
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
17/7806
Barcode
177806.000
Object Type
Weaving tools/equipment
Object Name
Spindle whorl (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials
Stone
Techniques
Carved, drilled
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6fdf5656d-69d9-4513-bce8-77f9e2a82074
Record ID
NMAI_190370