Whistle in the Form of a Bird

Unidentified Tlatilco maker

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Pre-Columbian

Buff terracotta with red and black paint

Overall: 1 7/8 × 2 1/8 × 2 5/8 in. (4.7 × 5.4 × 6.7 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Acquired by exchange from Ralph C. Altman, Los Angeles, California

55.20.13269

Geography

Place Made: Mexico, North America

Object Name

Musical Instrument

Research Area

Americas

Not on view

Provenance

Ralph C. Altman (1909-1967), Los Angeles, California; by exchange (#101) to present collection, 1955.

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