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and powerful secret societies
Object number: 2020
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Their size and weight determined their function: smaller whorls rotated faster
Manabí or Quimbaya Terracotta Spindle Whorls fangpeople and powerful secret societiesPre Columbian era, Manab Culture, Ecuador & Quimbaya Culture, Colombia, c. 1050 1500 AD A fascinating collection of four Pre Columbian earthenware spindle whorls, each adorned with intricately incised fine line motifs in elegant linear and circular patterns. These meticulously hand polished artifacts serve as remarkable testaments to the advanced textile traditions of ancient South American civilizations. Spindle whorlsknown as malacates in Aztec