Culture/People:

possibly Zapotec or Mixteca (Mixtec) (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this

Previous owner:

Benjamin Massey, Non-Indian  Search this

Henry Blake, Non-Indian  Search this

Object Name:

Whistle (Image withheld, pending review)

Media/Materials:

Pottery

Techniques:

Mold-made, modeled, perforated

Object Type:

Music and Sound

Place:

Oaxaca State; Mexico

Date created:

AD 300–900 (Classic period)

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; said to have been collected by Henry Blake and Benjamin Massey; purchased by George Heye from an unknown source in 1905.

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Catalog Number:

6304

Barcode:

006304.000

See related items:

Zapotec (archaeological culture)

Music and Sound

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63c52b91a-606c-4070-991a-bc0f6c18bd81

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_6707