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Object Number
35-42-30/950
Display Title
Pottery whistle in form of bird
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ceramic bird whistle, engraved decoration
Classification
- Whistle
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Tairona
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Colombia
Additional Geographic Terms
Bonda; Santa Marta
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 3.9 x 6.5 x 4.4 cm (1 9/16 x 2 9/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
35-42-30/950
Provenance
Collector
James Hawkins
(1935)
Donor
Donated by
Dr. F. Wilson Popenoe
(1935)
Donor
Donated by
Dr. Alfred M. Tozzer
(1935)
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