Spindle, spindle whorl, and fiber/yarn
Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected by Alpheus Hyatt Verrill (1871-1954, explorer, author, and MAI field collector) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from Hyatt Verrill in 1918.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 7/4969
- Barcode
- 074969.000
- Culture/People
- Akawaio (Acawai)
- Collector
- A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954
- Previous owner
- A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954
- Seller
- A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954
- Object Type
- Weaving tools/equipment
- Object Name
- Spindle, spindle whorl, and fiber/yarn
- Media/Materials
- Wood, animal bone, cotton cord/cordage
- Techniques
- Carved, perforated, wrapped
- Place
- Essequibo River; Guyana
- See related items
- Akawaio (Acawai)
- Weaving tools/equipment
- Record ID
- NMAI_80959
