Spindle whorl

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Date created: AD 500-1500

Culture/People: possibly Troumassoid Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Collector: Reverend Thomas Huckerby, Non-Indian, 1869-1927
MAI agent: Reverend Thomas Huckerby, Non-Indian, 1869-1927

Collection History: Collected or purchased from local residents in 1913 by Reverend Thomas Huckerby (1869-1927, a Wesleyan minister and amateur archaeologist working in the Caribbean) during a collecting trip sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Carriacou; Grenada
Archipelago: Lesser Antilles
Island Name: Carriacou
Island Grouping: Windward Islands, Grenadine Islands
Geographical Areas: Caribbean Islands (West Indies)

See related items: Troumassoid Tradition (archaeological culture); Weaving tools/equipment

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 3/4445
Barcode: 034445.001

Object Type: Weaving tools/equipment

Object Name: Spindle whorl
Media/Materials: Pottery
Techniques: Modeled

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63b719ed7-3942-4962-8b27-29e66f3bd2fb

Record ID: NMAI_36794