Whistle

Museum number:
3-29560
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3984
Description:
Whistle; black reduction fired pottery; hand shaped; hollow cylinder with three holes on top, one on bottom; one end tapers off, opposite end is curved and bell shaped; crude workmanship. Length 15 cm. Context of use: whistle; item has nothing to do with newspaper clipping mentioned in accession record.
Donor:
Virginia Socolofsky
Collection place:
San Bartolo Coyotepec, Oaxaca, Mexico
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Whistles
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Whistle, accession number 3-29560, described as Whistle; black reduction fired pottery; hand shaped; hollow cylinder with three holes on top, one on bottom; one end tapers off, opposite end is curved and bell shaped; crude workmanship. Length 15 cm. Context of use: whistle; item has nothing to do with newspaper clipping mentioned in accession record.

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