Whistle

Whistle

Public Domain

CultureChavín
Titles
  • Whistle
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru
MediumStone, red pigment
Dimensions4 × 3 1/4 × 1 3/4 in. (10.2 × 8.3 × 4.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.400
Not on view

Explore Further

Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceDavid Bernstein;
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.400
Exhibition History“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.

Bowl
Bowl
900–200 BC
Stone
2004.2532
Crown Decorated with Condor, Feline, and Serpent Deities
Crown Decorated with Condor, Feline, and Serpent Deities
900–200 BC
Gold
2004.2485
Seated Jaguar
Seated Jaguar
500-700
Earthenware with black pitch (chapopote) and traces of polychrome pigment
63.1
Ornament in the Shape of a Crouching Jaguar Deity
Ornament in the Shape of a Crouching Jaguar Deity
900–200 BC
Gold
2010.1181
Pair of Ear Ornaments Depicting Supernatural Felines
Pair of Ear Ornaments Depicting Supernatural Felines
100–800 AD
Gold, turquoise, and chrysocolla
2001.955.1,.2
Plaque with Jaguar, one of a pair
Plaque with Jaguar, one of a pair
650–900 AD
Gold
2010.1253.1
Plaque with Jaguar, one of a pair
Plaque with Jaguar, one of a pair
650–900 AD
Gold
2010.1253.2
Sword with Amulet Bundle
Sword with Amulet Bundle
Late 19th to early 20th century
Steel, wood, brass, rattan, boar's tusks, and tiger teeth
2004.2417.A,.B
Pendant in the form of a Mask
Pendant in the form of a Mask
1500–300 BC
Jade
2010.1056
Painted Wooden Coffin of the Sacred Ibis of Thoth
Painted Wooden Coffin of the Sacred Ibis of Thoth
332–30 BC
Wood with polychrome decoration
2008.808
Ceremonial Grinding Stone (metate) with Jaguar Head
Ceremonial Grinding Stone (metate) with Jaguar Head
500–1000 AD
Volcanic stone
90.424
Mummy Bundle Head
Mummy Bundle Head
650–900 AD
Woven cotten, camelid wool, wood, paint, feathers, hair, and copper
2001.1003