Spindle whorl

Museum number:
3-2010
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Accession number:
Acc.523
Description:
Spindle whorl. 2004 to 2025 with decorative designs stamped or pressed upon them. For spinning very fine cotton threads. From neighborhood of Texcoco.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Huejotla, Texcoco, State of Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Huexatla
Collector:
Zelia Nuttall
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Whorls (spindle flywheels)
Accession date:
1917
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spindle whorl, accession number 3-2010, described as Spindle whorl. 2004 to 2025 with decorative designs stamped or pressed upon them. For spinning very fine cotton threads. From neighborhood of Texcoco.

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