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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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