Spindle whorl

Museum number:
3-14973a,b
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1955Z
Description:
Pottery spindle whorl with native cotton thread. This is a contempory Popoluca whorl of the type commonly used at the date of the collection. The spinner balances it in a half gourd while spinning.
Donor:
George M. Foster
Collection place:
Soteapan, Veracruz, Mexico
Collector:
George M. Foster and Mary LeCron Foster
Collection date:
Spring 1941
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Pottery and Whorls (spindle flywheels)
Accession date:
December 8, 1955
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Loans:
S1957-1958 #4: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/George M. Foster (April 21, 1958–April 24, 1958) and S1966-1967 #2: Upward Bound/Lawrence Crouchett (July 14, 1966–July 14, 1966)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spindle whorl, accession number 3-14973a,b, described as Pottery spindle whorl with native cotton thread. This is a contempory Popoluca whorl of the type commonly used at the date of the collection. The spinner balances it in a half gourd while spinning.

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