Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected by David W. Amram, Jr. (1901-1990, a self-trained archaeologist and cartographer who explored Chiapas and Guatemala in the 1930s); purchased by MAI from David Amram in 1934 using funds donated by George Heye's sister, Marie Heye Clemens (Mrs. James B. Clemens, 1869-1943).
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Lacandon Maya
- Collector
- David W. Amram, Jr., Non-Indian, 1901-1990
- Seller
- David W. Amram, Jr., Non-Indian, 1901-1990
- Presenter/funding source
- Marie Heye Clemens (Mrs. James B. Clemens), Non-Indian, 1869-1943
- Object Name
- Spindle, spindle whorl, and fiber/yarn
- Media/Materials
- Wood, cotton yarn
- Techniques
- Carved
- Object Type
- Weaving tools/equipment
