Whistle in the form of a figure

Whistle in the form of a figure

Public Domain

CultureMaya (possibly)
Titles
  • Whistle in the form of a figure
Date100–1000
MediumEarthenware with slip
Dimensions1 5/8 × 3 3/16 × 1 1/2 in. (4.1 × 8.1 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2497
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least September 25, 1992–2004 [1]; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1] Glassell Inventory, precedes object described on September 25, 1992.

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