Whistle

Museum number:
3-30740
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Alternate number:
JP-39
Accession number:
Acc.4777
Description:
Ceramic Whistle: Whistle shaped like a bird. Upper body and head are painted red with white eyes and eyebrows, lower body and legs are painted white. Whistle mouthpiece forms tail.
Donor:
John Paul
Collection place:
Mexico
Culture or time period:
Mexican
Collector:
John Paul
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Whistles
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
February 24, 2011
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
whole— length 5.4 centimeters, whole— height 7 centimeters, and whole— width 3 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Whistle, accession number 3-30740, described as Ceramic Whistle: Whistle shaped like a bird. Upper body and head are painted red with white eyes and eyebrows, lower body and legs are painted white. Whistle mouthpiece forms tail.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Whistle, accession number 3-30740, described as Ceramic Whistle: Whistle shaped like a bird. Upper body and head are painted red with white eyes and eyebrows, lower body and legs are painted white. Whistle mouthpiece forms tail.

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