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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
Double Whistle in Form of Animal Heads
© 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

Double Whistle in Form of Animal Heads

Place CreatedMexico, North America
CultureMaya
PeriodLate Classic - Terminal Classic
Date600-900 CE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineGift of William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Dimensions1 5/8 x 3 1/2 x 1 1/8 in. (4.1 x 8.9 x 2.8 cm)
Object number1991.002.094
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), 53, figure 104.
ProvenanceEx coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, purchased from Enrique Vargas (Enrique Vargas Alfaro) (1915-2008), San Jose, Costa Rica or Julio Castro Vargas, November 1970.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas