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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
Spindle with Spindle Whorl and Thread
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
ClassificationsArt of the Americas

Spindle with Spindle Whorl and Thread

Place CreatedPeru, South America
PeriodLate Intermediate
Date1000-1450 CE
MediumWood, ceramic, camelid fiber
Credit LineGift of William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Dimensions9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm)
Object number1991.002.133
Exhibition HistoryAndean Fiber Arts from the Permanent Collection, Michael C. Carlos Museum, May 11 - August 9, 1993
Andean Fiber Arts from the Permanent Collection, Michael C. Carlos Museum, January 13 - October 8, 1996
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 - Present
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), 258, figure 571.
ProvenanceEx coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, purchased, ca. 1970-1982.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas