Breast Ornament Or Spindle Whorl? Item Number: E710-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
FROM CARD: "DEPOSITED."Originally catalogued as a breast ornament, but Liz Hammond-Kaarremaa has identified it as more probably a spindle whorl. See the pdf of additional documentation on the Gibbs collections provided by her which is filed with the Emu accession/transaction record.
Item History
- Made in USA ? or Canada ?
- Collected in USA ? or Canada ?
- Received from Capt. George Gibbs during 1862
What
- Name
- Breast Ornament Or Spindle Whorl?
- Identification Number
- E710-0
- Type of Item
- spindle whorl
Who
- Culture
- Northwest Coast
- Received from
- Capt. George Gibbs
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- USA ? or Canada ?
- Collected in
- USA ? or Canada ?
When
- Acquisition Date
- during 1862
Other
- Accession Number
- 000051