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In the present assemblage, the only possible horsetail remains are some leaf whorls.
Shells of species in this group have a depressed whorl section.
Whorl decorations were minimal: simple incising or grooving.
The majority of the possible bead whorls are also simply polished, generally spherical forms.
More detailed designs, if present, occur around the sides of the spindle whorl within the center zone.
Mesoamerican spindle whorls are generally bakedclay disks each with a center hole that are used in hand-spinning as counter-weights on a wooden spindle.
A great deal of flexibility, however, occurs between the size and shape of the spindle whorl and the type of thread produced.
Other whorls were modeled from clay to the desired form and often slipped.
