Whistling vessel in human form
date: label: Date created
content: AD 900–1400 (Late Intermediate period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Sicán (Lambayeque) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Reverend William R. Blackie (W.R. Blackie), Non-Indian, 1870-1946
label: Seller
content: Reverend William R. Blackie (W.R. Blackie), Non-Indian, 1870-1946
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Reverend William R. Blackie (1870-1946, an amateur archaeologist and long-time associate of MAI); purchased by MAI from Reverend Blackie circa 1920.
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place: label: Place
content: Coast; 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: 9/7408
label: Barcode
content: 097408.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Containers and Vessels
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Whistling vessel in human form
label: Media/Materials
content: Pottery
label: Techniques
content: Coiled/hand built, modeled