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Flute/Whistle

Nicoya Whistle (Bird)

Costa Rica
Nicoya

Ceramio, pigment
c. 800-1200 C.E.

Length: 2.5"

Sweet Nicoya pottery whistle in the form of a seated bird. Large breasts (finger holes), bulging eyes and small pointed beak, all painted in red, black and tan. Whistle still functions quite well.

 

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Catalog#: LA-AEWF-47