Whistle

MOA: University of British Columbia

2990/334

Ovoid whistle with a deer horn design. Terracotta. Hole between horns and burnished surface. Modeled manufacture. Breakage repaired.


  • Type of Item whistle
  • Culture Chimu
  • Material adhesive, clay, paint
  • Measurements height 12.5 cm, width 15.9 cm, depth 9.2 cm (overall)

  • Previous Owner Alan R. Sawyer, Erika H. Sawyer
  • Received from Erika H. Sawyer

  • Made in Peru

  • Creation Date between 1000 and 1476
  • 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 2990/0334