Spindle whorl and spindle

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Date created: circa 1890

Culture/People: Xai'xais (Haihais/China Hat)
Seller: Landsberg's Free Museum
Previous owner: Frederick Landsberg (F. Landsberg), Non-Indian, 1861-1935
Seller agent: Frederick Landsberg (F. Landsberg), Non-Indian, 1861-1935

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Frederick Landsberg (1861-1935, a Victoria, British Columbia, dealer in Indian artifacts with a shop called Landsberg's Free Museum); purchased by George Heye from Landsberg's Free Museum in 1905.
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Place: China Hat; Kitimat-Stikine Regional District; British Columbia; Canada
Archipelago: British Columbia mainland coastal islands
Island Name: Swindle Island

See related items: Xai'xais (Haihais/China Hat); Weaving tools/equipment

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 4659
Barcode: 004659.000

Object Type: Weaving tools/equipment

Object Name: Spindle whorl and spindle
Media/Materials: Mountain sheep horn, wood
Techniques: Carved, perforated

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61ae25229-1441-4b1f-bff8-28e6331fe830

Record ID: NMAI_4779