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Spindle Whorl

MOA: University of British Columbia

3157/134

Large stone spindle whorl with incised designs. It is cone-shaped with a flattened top and a hole through the centre. The base is smooth and undecorated.

  • Type of Item spindle whorl
  • Culture Meso-American
  • Material stone
  • Measurements height 3.0 cm, diameter 6.9 cm (overall)
  • Previous Owner Alan R. Sawyer, Erika H. Sawyer, Carol Sawyer, Brian Sawyer, Dana Sawyer, Diane Sawyer, Lynn Thompson
  • Received from Carol Sawyer, Brian Sawyer, Dana Sawyer, Diane Sawyer, Lynn Thompson
  • Made in Mexico
  • Creation Date between 1 and 1500
  • Ownership Date before 2002, before 2012, before July 15, 2015
  • Acquisition Date on July 15, 2015
  • Condition fair
  • Accession Number 3157/0134

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