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Object Number
993-24-20/27444F
Display Title
Ceramic black burnished bird whistle
Descriptions
Object Description
Ceramic black burnished bird 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?, hollow, moulded and incised bird (dove?), perforated,
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1950-1959
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Oaxaca
/
<County>
/
San Bartolo Coyotepec
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 4 x 4.1 x 3.4 cm (1 9/16 x 1 5/8 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
993-24-20/27444f
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
(1950-1993)
Donor
Donated by
Alice B. Melvin
(08/16/1993)
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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
| |
| 993-24-20/27444A | Ceramic black burnished soldier whistle |
Figurine
|
San Bartolo Coyotepec
| |
| 993-24-20/27444D | Ceramic black burnished lion whistle |
Figurine
|
San Bartolo Coyotepec
| |
| 993-24-20/27444C | Ceramic black burnished dog whistle |
Figurine
|
San Bartolo Coyotepec
| |
| 993-24-20/27444B | Ceramic black burnished small dog whistle |
Figurine
|
San Bartolo Coyotepec
| |
| 993-24-20/27489A | Ceramic black burnished dove figurine |
Figurine
|
San Bartolo Coyotepec
| |
| 993-24-20/27489B | Ceramic black burnished dove figurine |
Figurine
|
San Bartolo Coyotepec
| |
| 993-24-20/27489C | Ceramic black burnished dove figurine |
Figurine
|
San Bartolo Coyotepec
| |
| 997-2-20/27592A | Ceramic burnished dove figurine |
Figurine
|
Tonala
| |
| 997-2-20/27592B | Ceramic burnished dove figurine |
Figurine
|
Tonala
| |
| 97-44-20/C1867.5 | Terra cotta whistle. Bird form. |
Whistle
|
Excavations 2, 3, 4
| |
| 48-11-20/17862.1 | Pottery bird whistles |
Figurine
|
Chasnigua Farm
|