Whistle
MOA: University of British Columbia
2990/823
Ocarina with two small openings on the side and one big opening on top. Bird form with head looking up, suspension hole in neck, faint traces of negative bands in body resembling waves and conical form at the end of body. Burnished surface. Slightly broken.
- Type of Item whistle
- Culture Viru
- Material clay, paint
- Measurements height 2.7 cm, width 6.7 cm, depth 3.1 cm (overall)
- Previous Owner Alan R. Sawyer, Erika H. Sawyer
- Received from Erika H. Sawyer
- Made in La Libertad
- Creation Date between 101 BCE and 800
- 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 2990/0823