Whistling bottle (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 900–300 BC (Middle Formative period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Zapotec or Mixteca (Mixtec) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Richard F. Bellak, Non-Indian, 1934-2015
label: Seller
content: Richard F. Bellak, Non-Indian, 1934-2015
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Richard Bellak (1934-2015, a collector of pre-Columbian art); purchased by MAI from Richard Bellak in 1965.
label: Contact Us
content: Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
place: label: Place
content: Monte Albán; Oaxaca de Juárez Municipality, Centro District, Valles Centrales Region; Oaxaca State; Mexico
label: Geographical Areas
content: Valley of Oaxaca
setName: label: See related items
content: Zapotec (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Containers and Vessels
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 23/5879
label: Barcode
content: 235879.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Containers and Vessels
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Whistling bottle (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Pottery
label: Techniques
content: Modeled, modeled, perforated