Whistle
MOA: University of British Columbia
2990/675
Fox head whistle with arched headdress, radiating incised lines, slit eyes, punched nostrils, vent below chin and two suspension lugs in body. Hand-built ceramic. Unbroken.
- Type of Item whistle
- Culture Paracas
- Material clay
- Measurements height 2.6 cm, width 5.0 cm, depth 3.4 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 fair
- Accession Number 2990/0675