Rooster whistle

Museum number:
3-28537
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Accession number:
Acc.4176
Description:
Whistle, rooster effigy on self platform; incised markings; black reduction fired pottery; H 13.5 cm.
Donor:
Barbara E. Busch
Collection place:
San Bartolo Coyotepec, Oaxaca, Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mexico; attr probably Oaxaca; Coyotepec
Collector:
Barbara E. Busch
Collection date:
1985
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Roosters and Whistles
Function:
6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Accession date:
November 1986
Context of use:
Toy whistle
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
height 13.5 centimeters
Comment:
H-14-4
Loans:
S2010-2011 #8: SFO Museum (June 1, 2011–May 22, 2012)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Rooster whistle, accession number 3-28537, described as Whistle, rooster effigy on self platform; incised markings; black reduction fired pottery; H 13.5 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Rooster whistle, accession number 3-28537, described as Whistle, rooster effigy on self platform; incised markings; black reduction fired pottery; H 13.5 cm.

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