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Whistle

Whistle

ClassificationsTools and Equipment-musical instruments-whistles
Culture West Mexican Shaft Tomb
Date200 BCE - 400 CE
Made AtColima, Mexico, Central America, North America
MediumCeramic
Dimensions3 1/4 × 1 5/8 × 2 3/4 in. (8.3 × 4.1 × 7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Russell W. Ludwick
Object numberF74.8.8
DescriptionWhistle in the shape of an Acrobat. Colima, Mexico. Helmet, fillet eyes, long pointed nose; hands and feet in air.
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