Whistle

Colombia, Pre-Columbian

  • Titles Whistle (Descriptive)
  • Medium ceramic
  • Credit Line Gift of Dr. Blaine H. Eig and Elizabeth Eig, 1999.81.1
  • Work Type whistle
  • Classification Tools & Equipment

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Pendant in form of a bat created with open back casting technique with core extracted. Figure has outstretched, bifurcated wings, small erect pointed ears, round protruding eyes, long, flat snout with curled nostrils; smiling, open, fanged mouth with long tongue unfurled onto abdomen; feet at bottom of figure, each with four curled claws. Narrow loop of gold across back for suspension of pendant.
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