ClassificationsArt of the Americas
Spindle Whorl with Lines and Circles
AAT Object Form/FunctionWhorls (spindle flywheels)
Place CreatedColombia, South America
CultureTairona
Dateca. 1000-1500 CE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineGift of William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Dimensions7/8 x 1 1/8 in. (2.2 x 2.8 cm)
Object number1990.011.028
Exhibition HistoryThreads of Time: Tradition and Change in Indigenous American Textiles, Michael C. Carlos Museum, August 19 - December 17, 2017Published ReferencesThreads of Time: Tradition and Change in Indigenous American Textiles, 2017, http://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/items/show/87.
ProvenanceEx coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, purchased 1981.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Art of the Americas
ca. 1000-1500 CE
ca. 1000-1550 CE
ca. 1000-1500 CE
ca. 200-1 BCE
650-800 CE
ca. 1000-1550 CE
ca. 1000-1500 CE