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237 Results: Portfolio is "Pre-Columbian"
Whistle - Shell Effigy
- Date:
- 800 - 1500 C.E.
- Dimensions:
- 2 3/4 in. x 4 3/4 in. (6.99 cm x 12.07 cm)
- Creation Place:
- Highland Narino Region, Colombia
- Object Type:
- Musical Instruments-Ceramics
- Medium and Support:
- Slip painted terracotta
- Credit Line:
- Purchase made possible by a generous gift from Akaloa Resource Foundation
- Accession Number:
- 2000-05-126
- Currently on view:
- No
Bibliography List
This object has the following bibliographic references:
- Armand J. Labbé. Pre-Columbian Art: Marine Animal Forms. Mingei International Museum. San Diego, CA , 2001.
- Harmer Johnson. Guide To The Arts of The Americas. Rizzoli. New York , September 15, 1992.
- Geoffrey H. S. Bushnell. Ancient Arts of the Americas. F. A. Praeger. New York, NY , 1965.
