Pre-Columbian, Latin & South America, Probably Mexico, Ecuador, & Peru, ca. 1000 BCE to 1500 CE. A collection of 34 assorted pottery spindle whorls and beads gathered together over the years and strung on a modern monofilament wire. Size of strand doubled: 26" L (66 cm); largest bead: 1.5" Diameter x 1" W (3.8 cm x 2.5 cm)

Provenance: private Reinsmoen collection, Clear Lake, Iowa, USA, acquired through descent from Robert Anderson, acquired prior to 2000

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Chips and nicks and stable fissures. Several have large losses, but can still be threaded, and all are strung on a modern monofilament wire. Mineral and earthen deposits on the surfaces. Could be restrung to make wearable, or the beads could be used for crafting other jewelry.