Whistle
58-35-24
From: Mexico (Central America)
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 58-35-24 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mexico (Central America) |
Culture Area | Central American |
Section | American |
Materials | Ceramic | Pigment |
Description | Zoomorphic, fanciful animal figure with long snout and fore-limbs projecting forward along either side of snout. Figure has headress of which one small piece is broken off and large ear plugs. No hind limbs, though these may merge upward to whistle mouth-piece at back of figure. Two holes in figure-one in position of rectum emits note, second very regular hole on one side of figure must be blocked to get clear shistle sound. Traces of blue pigment over entire piece (Glaxed in spots) |
Height | 5 cm |
Length | 7.3 cm |
Width | 6.4 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Dr. Kliberg, 1958 |
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