Whistle part/fragment (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: AD 250–900 (Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Maya (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Possible seller
content: Dr. James Edward Austin (Dr. J. E. Austin), Non-Indian, 1865-1916
label: Previous owner
content: Dr. James Edward Austin (Dr. J. E. Austin), Non-Indian, 1865-1916
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Dr. James Edward Austin (1865-1916, a physician with the United Fruit Company who was stationed in Honduras from about 1906 to 1915); purchased by George Heye from Dr. Austin or a member of his family in 1915.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Río Ulúa; Honduras
setName: label: See related items
content: Maya (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Music and Sound
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 4/4005
label: Barcode
content: 044005.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Music and Sound
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Whistle part/fragment (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Pottery
label: Techniques
content: Modeled, perforated