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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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