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Object Number
993-24-20/27444A
Display Title
Ceramic black burnished soldier whistle
Descriptions
Object Description
Ceramic black burnished soldier whistle. One of six ceramic black burnished whistles, including a: soldier, b: small dog, c: dog, d: lion, e: rooster, f: bird. range of sizes 5 cm to 10.3 cm.
Inventory Description
Figurine, whistle?, moulded, hollow, standing human figure wearing waist
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1950-1959
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Oaxaca
/
<County>
/
San Bartolo Coyotepec
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 10.5 x 5.2 cm (4 1/8 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
993-24-20/27444a
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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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 993-24-20/27444E | Ceramic black burnished rooster whistle |
Figurine
|
San Bartolo Coyotepec
| |
| 993-24-20/27444D | Ceramic black burnished lion whistle |
Figurine
|
San Bartolo Coyotepec
| |
| 993-24-20/27444C | Ceramic black burnished dog whistle |
Figurine
|
San Bartolo Coyotepec
| |
| 993-24-20/27444B | Ceramic black burnished small dog whistle |
Figurine
|
San Bartolo Coyotepec
| |
| 993-24-20/27444F | Ceramic black burnished bird whistle |
Figurine
|
San Bartolo Coyotepec
| |
| 993-24-20/27378 | Ceramic, black burnished horse figurine/whistle |
Whistle
|
San Bartolo Coyotepec
| |
| 993-24-20/27483 | Ceramic black burnished rooster figurine (beak broken + re- attached) |
Figurine
|
San Bartolo Coyotepec
| |
| 27-56-70/D2742 | Dog whistles |
Whistle
|
Village of Kowel
| |
| 995-29-10/73711H | Polychrome-on-white 13 Piece Nativity Scene |
Figurine
|
New Mexico
| |
|
| 995-29-10/73711I | Polychrome-on-white 13 Piece Nativity Scene |
Figurine
|
New Mexico
| |
| 993-24-20/27537 | Ceramic black burnished angel bell |
Figurine
|
San Bartolo Coyotepec
| |
|
| 995-29-10/73711F | Polychrome-on-white 13 Piece Nativity Scene |
Figurine
|
New Mexico
|