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Object Number 993-24-20/27378
Display Title Ceramic, black burnished horse figurine/whistle
Descriptions
Object Description Ceramic, black burnished horse figurine/whistle.
Inventory Description Whistle, moulded, incised and perforated horse figure with whistle stem fo
Classification
  • Whistle
Department Ethnographic
Date 1900-1993
Culture
  • Modern
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Oaxaca / <County> / San Bartolo Coyotepec
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 12.5 x 12.2 x 4.7 cm (4 15/16 x 4 13/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 993-24-20/27378; 17
Credit Line Gift of Alice B. Melvin, in celebration of donor's father and mother, Professor A. Gordon Melvin and Lorna Strong Melvin, donor's sister, Mary Melvin Petronella, family friend, Luis Hererra Garcia, friend, Richard Paul Baydin, and donor's cats, Miss Amiga, Sir Minky, and Pyewacket
Provenance
Collector Alice B. Melvin (August 16, 1993)
Donor Alice B. Melvin (August 16, 1993)

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