Object Details
Culture/People
probably Central Andes (archaeological) (attributed)
Seller
Josephine Morkill (Mary Josephine Wright/Mrs. William Lucius Morkill), Non-Indian, 1859-1943
Previous owner
William L. Morkill (William Lucius Morkill), Non-Indian, 1858-1936
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of William Lucius Morkill (1858-1936, who built and managed railroads in Mexico from 1901 to 1907 and in Peru from 1907 to 1919); purchased by MAI from his widow, Josephine Wright Morkill (1859-1943), in 1938.
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Date created
2500 BC–AD 1540 (Late Preceramic to Late Horizon period)
Catalog Number
19/9211
Barcode
199211.000
Object Type
Weaving tools/equipment
Object Name
Spindle whorl (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials
Pottery
Techniques
Painted, incised, modeled
Place
Nasca (Nazca) region; Peru
See related items
Central Andes (archaeological)
Weaving tools/equipment
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_212723