ClassificationsArt of the Americas
Spindle Whorl
Place CreatedColombia, South America
MediumCeramic, white clay (?)
Credit LineGift of Cora W. and Laurence C. Witten II
Dimensions1 x 1 11/16 in. (2.5 x 4.3 cm)
Object number1992.015.075
Exhibition HistoryAndean Fiber Arts from the Permanent Collection, Michael C. Carlos Museum, May 11 - August 9, 1993Andean Fiber Arts from the Permanent Collection, Michael C. Carlos Museum, January 13 - October 8, 1996
The Art of Collecting: Recent Acquisitions at the Michael C. Carlos Museum, Michael C. Carlos Museum, November 8, 1997 - January 4, 1998
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 13, 2002 - June 2012
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, February 9, 2013 - March 13, 2019
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, July 2, 2019 - July 29, 2024
Published ReferencesRebecca Stone-Miller, Seeing With New Eyes: Highlights of the Michael C. Carlos Museum Collection of Art of the Ancient Americas (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2002), 191, figure 455.
ProvenanceEx coll. Laurence (1926-1995) and Cora (1931-2023) Witten, United States, possibly purchased from Ken Klassen, Burnaby, Canada, 1981.
Status
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- Art of the Americas