Culture/People:

possibly Maya (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this

Seller:

Susan Polk Jones (Susan Rayner Polk/Mrs. Joseph L. Jones), Non-Indian, 1842-1921  Search this

Previous owner:

Susan Polk Jones (Susan Rayner Polk/Mrs. Joseph L. Jones), Non-Indian, 1842-1921  Search this

Dr. Joseph L. Jones, Non-Indian, 1833-1896  Search this

Mr. Camadini, Non-Indian  Search this

Possible collector:

Mr. Camadini, Non-Indian  Search this

Object Name:

Whistle (Image withheld, pending review)

Media/Materials:

Pottery

Techniques:

Mold-made, painted, perforated

Object Type:

Music and Sound

Place:

Palenque; Palenque Municipality, Selva Region; Chiapas State; Mexico

Date created:

AD 650–950 (Late Classic period)

Collection History:

Possibly collected by Mr. Camadini during the 1840 John Lloyd Stephens and Frederick Catherwood expedition to Palenque; given by Mr. Camadini to Dr. Joseph L. Jones (1833-1896, New Orleans, Louisiana) at an unknown date, but possibly at the close of the New Orleans world's fairs in 1886; purchased by George Heye from Dr. Jones's widow, Susan Polk Jones (1842-1921), in 1906.

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Catalog Number:

7579

Barcode:

007579.000

See related items:

Maya (archaeological culture)

Music and Sound

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ff22e285-b403-4531-a983-d853fe2b9a4a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_7926