Whistle in the Form of a Bird
Unidentified Maya maker
Pre-Columbian
Red terracotta
Overall: 3 3/4 × 3 1/16 × 2 1/2 in. (9.6 × 7.7 × 6.4 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mrs. Victor M. Cutter, Class of 1903W
38.12.5667
Geography
Place Made: Lower Ulúa River Valley, Honduras, Central America
Object Name
Musical Instrument
Research Area
Americas
Not on view
Provenance
Collected by Victor M. Cutter, early 1900's; lent to present collection, 1938-1953; bequeathed to Mrs. Victor M. Cutter [Florence deJongh Cutter], 1953; given to present collection, 1953.
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