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Object Number
993-24-20/27444B
Display Title
Ceramic black burnished small dog whistle
Descriptions
Object Description
Ceramic black burnished small dog 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 and incised dog, hollow, blackware
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1950-1959
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Oaxaca
/
<County>
/
San Bartolo Coyotepec
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 3.1 x 4.9 x 2 cm (1 1/4 x 1 15/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
993-24-20/27444b; 19
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 993-24-20/27444C | Ceramic black burnished dog whistle |
Figurine
|
San Bartolo Coyotepec
| |
| 993-24-20/27444E | Ceramic black burnished rooster whistle |
Figurine
|
San Bartolo Coyotepec
| |
| 993-24-20/27444A | Ceramic black burnished soldier whistle |
Figurine
|
San Bartolo Coyotepec
| |
| 993-24-20/27444D | Ceramic black burnished lion whistle |
Figurine
|
San Bartolo Coyotepec
| |
| 993-24-20/27444F | Ceramic black burnished bird whistle |
Figurine
|
San Bartolo Coyotepec
| |
| 27-56-70/D2742 | Dog whistles |
Whistle
|
Village of Kowel
| |
| 979-14-20/25539 | Colima burnished redware dog figure |
Figurine
|
Colima
| |
| 41-17-20/13962 | Dog-effigy whistle |
Figurine
|
Guatemala
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Whistle in form of a dog
| 33-57-20/2409 | Whistle in form of a dog |
Figurine
|
Honduras
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Whistle in the form of a dog
| 33-57-20/2396 | Whistle in the form of a dog |
Figurine
|
Honduras
| |
| 34-49-50/293 | Wooden whistle for calling dogs when hunting or signalling to people - worn hung |
Whistle
|
Cameroon
| |
| 993-24-20/27381 | Standing dog figurine |
Figurine
|
Ameyaltepec
|