Whistle
MOA: University of British Columbia
2990/674
Single tone human head whistle with tab headdress, slit eyes, small opening below as a mouth and two suspension lugs on stem. Well preserved.
- Type of Item whistle
- Culture Paracas
- Material clay
- Measurements height 1.6 cm, width 4.1 cm, depth 2.0 cm (overall)
- Previous Owner Alan R. Sawyer, Erika H. Sawyer
- Received from Erika H. Sawyer
- Made in Ocucaje
- Creation Date between 301 BCE and 101 BCE
- 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 2990/0674