Whistle
Artist
Pre-Columbian
Date250-750 CE
MediumCeramic
ClassificationsSound Devices
Credit LineGift of Rhoda A. Hyde
Object number1954.5.10
DescriptionWhistle of grey clay in the form of a globular figure with human head and small wing-like extendsions. Mouthpiece at rump. Two other holes in back of neck and dex. side of rump. The wing-like extensions are badly abraded and the headdress (originally a panache of stiff plumes, or "warbonnet") is missing entirely. The face in general is typical of Classic Zapotec tomb finds. Face mold made.On View
Not on viewCollections
PRE-COLUMBIAN/OAXACA
1350-1520 CE
1890's