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Whistles, snake form
Object Number 79-14-20/17376
Display Title Whistles, snake form
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ceramic whistles, polychrome, coiled snakes.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Woodwind
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Jalisco / <County> / Guadalajara
Materials Ceramic, Pigment, Glaze
Dimensions Overall: 2.5 x 9.6 x 7.1 cm (1 x 3 3/4 x 2 13/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 17.376

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