Whistles, turtle form

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Object Number 79-14-20/17377

Display Title Whistles, turtle form

Descriptions

Inventory Description Ceramic whistle, turtle, missing front leg, painted.

Classification

Raw Material
Woodwind

Department Ethnographic

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Central America / Mexico / Jalisco / <County> / Guadalajara

Materials Ceramic, Pigment

Dimensions Overall: 4.5 x 9.1 x 6.9 cm (1 3/4 x 3 9/16 x 2 11/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 17.377; 52

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