Bridge-handle whistling bottle depicting maize deity
date: label: Date created
content: AD 900–1400 (Late Intermediate Period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Sicán (Lambayeque) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; purchased by George Heye from an unknown source in Paris, France, in 1922.
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place: label: Place
content: Río Chicama valley; Ascope Province; La Libertad Region; Peru
setName: label: See related items
content: Sicán (Lambayeque) (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: 11/1359
label: Barcode
content: 111359.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Containers and Vessels
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Bridge-handle whistling bottle depicting maize deity
label: Media/Materials
content: Pottery
label: Techniques
content: Modeled, painted, perforated
label: Dimensions
content: 19 x 11.4 x 24.2 cm