Tapir-form Whistle

Tapir-form Whistle

AD 900-1520
Culture
Greater Chiriqui | Diquís region
Country
Costa Rica
Style/Tradition
Buenos Aires Polychrome
Object
whistle
Medium
Modeled clay with tan-colored slip and pigments (black and red).
Accession Number
1993.800
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Tapir-form Whistle. AD 900-1520. Modeled clay with tan-colored slip and pigments (black and red).. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1993.800.
Dimensions
height: 2 1/4 in, 5.7150 cm; width: 1 1/4 in, 3.1750 cm; depth: 3 1/8 in, 7.9375 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas

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