Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected in December 1929 or January 1930 by anthropologist Frank G. Speck (1881-1950); purchased by MAI from Frank Speck in 1930.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Mistassini Cree
- Collector
- Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
- Seller
- Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
- Date created
- 1929-1930
- Object Name
- Spindle, spindle whorl, and fiber/yarn
- Media/Materials
- Wood, arctic hare skin/fur, cotton cloth, sand, twine/string
- Techniques
- Carved, cut, wrapped, tied
- Object Type
- Weaving tools/equipment
