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Whistle

MOA: University of British Columbia

2990/651

Two-tone polychrome whistle. Whiskered deity face painted decoration with falcon tail stem. Yellow-cream whiskers, rounded black eyes, red-brown mouth. Orange-brown ground on one side; yellow-cream ground on opposite side. Grey, yellow-cream, orange-brown and black chevron tail is a falcon trait. Mouth pierced for suspension. Polished surface. Well preserved.

  • Type of Item whistle
  • Culture Nasca
  • Material clay, paint
  • Measurements height 7.6 cm, width 4.0 cm, depth 3.3 cm (overall)
  • Previous Owner Alan R. Sawyer, Erika H. Sawyer
  • Received from Erika H. Sawyer
  • Made in Ica
  • Creation Date between 101 BCE and 400
  • Collection Date between 1950 and 1975
  • Ownership Date before January 15, 2013
  • Acquisition Date on January 15, 2013
  • Item Classes ceramics
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 2990/0651

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