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© Bruce M. White, 2016.
ClassificationsArt of the Americas

Spindle Whorl with Feathered Serpent Heads

Place CreatedMexico, Central America, North America
CultureAztec Related
PeriodLate Postclassic
Date1200-1519 CE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Mary Birney Foley, Collection of Theodore T. Foley
Dimensions1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm)
Object number2006.005.029
Exhibition HistoryThreads of Time: Tradition and Change in Indigenous American Textiles, Michael C. Carlos Museum, August 19 - December 17, 2017

Published ReferencesThreads of Time: Tradition and Change in Indigenous American Textiles, 2017, http://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/items/show/92.

ProvenanceEx coll. Theodore T. Foley (1915-1990), Georgia. Thence by descent to Mary Birney Foley (1916-2004), Georgia.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas