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Spindle Whorl (Malacate)
n.d.1 1/4 in. (3.18 cm)
Teotihuacan, Mexican, (active 300–700)
Object Type:
Pre-Columbian
Medium and Support:
Ceramic
Credit Line:
Gift of William O. Gross Jr.
Accession Number:
1995.016
Object Description
Malacate (Indian word for spindle whorl); baked clay, fine "four- directions" design. Teotihuacan A.D. 1400. NOTE: This spindle whorl was the first pre-Columbian piece in the collection of William O. Gross, Jr. It was purchased for him by his father while on a trip to Mexico in 1936.
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- Ancient Americas in a New Light , 2/26/2022 - 8/20/2022
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