Whistle

Museum number:
3-31265
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21030031265
Alternate number:
JP-609
Accession number:
Acc.4777
Description:
CERAMIC WHISTLE: Hand formed, imaginary animal-shaped whistle. Body is natural terracotta, decorated with hash marks, stripes and zig-zags of yellow, white and black. A sort of wattle or beard, split at center and painted red & white covers the chest of the creature. 2 applied, googlie eyes are painted white.
Donor:
John Paul
Collection place:
Mexico
Collector:
John Paul
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Whistles
Function:
6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Accession date:
February 24, 2011
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Whistle, accession number 3-31265, described as CERAMIC WHISTLE: Hand formed, imaginary animal-shaped whistle. Body is natural terracotta, decorated with hash marks, stripes and zig-zags of yellow, white and black. A sort of wattle or beard, split at center and painted red & white covers the chest of the creature. 2 applied, googlie eyes are painted white.

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