Spindle Whorl
Artist
Manteño artist(s)
CultureManteño
OriginManabí , Ecuador
PeriodIntegration Period (500-1550)
Date850-1500
MediumEarthenware with kaolin, incised designs
DimensionsOverall: 1.1 x 1.2 cm (7/16 x 1/2 in.)
DescriptionEcuador/Manteño Phase spindle whorls strung on string, Manabí , Guayas Coast, Integration Phase. They are incised with designs on the spindle whorls of birds and animals.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.240
Classifications
Ancestral AbiayalaSub-classification
AndeanCollections
Status
On view
Artist / Maker: Jama Coaque artist(s)
200 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.206