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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
Whistle in the Form of a Bird
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
ClassificationsArt of the Americas

Whistle in the Form of a Bird

Possible OriginPanama, Central America, North America
Possible OriginCosta Rica, Central America, North America
CultureChiriqui, Diquis
PeriodPeriod VI
Date1000-1520 CE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineEx coll. William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Dimensions2 3/8 x 2 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. (6 x 6.4 x 4.5 cm)
Object number1991.004.228
Published ReferencesRebecca Stone-Miller, Seeing With New Eyes: Highlights of the Michael C. Carlos Museum Collection of Art of the Ancient Americas (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2002), 130, figure 284.
ProvenanceEx coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, purchased October 1977.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas