Whistle
MOA: University of British Columbia
2990/256
Figure pipe whistle. Bulging head with incised diagonal lines, large ears and nose, thin arms held against body, erect phallus and short legs. Traces of cream slip on rough gray brown surface. Modeled manufacture. Slightly burnished surface.
- Type of Item whistle
- Culture Wari
- Material clay, paint
- Measurements height 19.0 cm, width 4.9 cm, depth 4.5 cm (overall)
- Previous Owner Alan R. Sawyer, Erika H. Sawyer
- Received from Erika H. Sawyer
- Made in Peru
- Creation Date between 800 and 1200
- Collection Date between 1950 and 1975
- Ownership Date before January 15, 2013
- Acquisition Date on January 15, 2013
- Item Classes ceramics
- Condition fair
- Accession Number 2990/0256