Whistle
MOA: University of British Columbia
2990/689
Single tone male figure whistle with arms on hips, suspension lug in stomach, opening at his back and tubular mouthpiece. Long face, punched nostrils and large rounded eyes. Cream, red-brown, black and orange-brown paint. Burnished surface. No breakage.
- Type of Item whistle
- Culture Nasca
- Material clay, paint
- Measurements height 1.9 cm, width 5.5 cm, depth 2.9 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 2990/0689