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Object Number
993-24-20/27524
Display Title
Ceramic bull whistle figurine
Descriptions
Object Description
Child's ceramic bull whistle/ figurine; right horn + right hind led broken + repaired.
Inventory Description
Whistle, moulded and incised bull, perforated at tail and shoulder, blac
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: 18 x 22 x 10.5 cm (7 1/16 x 8 11/16 x 4 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
993-24-20/27524
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
(1950-1959 - August 16, 1993)
Donor
Alice B. Melvin
(1950-1959 - August 16, 1993)
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