Whistle

Museum number:
3-31260
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
JP-604
Accession number:
Acc.4777
Description:
CERAMIC WHISTLE: Hand formed, imaginary animal shaped whistle. Upper body is painted bright pink, and lower body is painted yellow. White dots decorate the line where pink & yellow meet, and small horns facing back from head embellish the head. Eyes are applies and 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 3-31260, described as CERAMIC WHISTLE: Hand formed, imaginary animal shaped whistle. Upper body is painted bright pink, and lower body is painted yellow. White dots decorate the line where pink & yellow meet, and small horns facing back from head embellish the head. Eyes are applies and white.

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