Spindle whorl

Museum number:

3-2113

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Accession number:

Acc.523

Description:

Spindle whorl. 2106 to 2116 exhibit a variety of forms representing the geometrical fret designnamed by the Aztecs Xicalcolinhui and represented on the shields used by a certain grade of warriors.

Donor:

Phoebe Apperson Hearst

Collection place:

Mexico

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

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