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Ceramic whistle, human head
Object Number 56-26-20/18980.1
Display Title Ceramic whistle, human head
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ceramic whistle, human face with playing tube, 3 perforations, suspension holes?
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Costa Rica / Guanacaste / <County> / Nicoya
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 8.2 x 6 x 6.2 cm (3 1/4 x 2 3/8 x 2 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 56-26-20/18980.1
Provenance
Collector Maj. Brewer (ca. 1862)
Intermediary Prof. Henry Bryant Bigelow
Donor Donated by Philip H. Babcock (1962)

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