Whistling bottle (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: AD 100–700 (Early Intermediate to Middle Horizon period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Moche (Mochica) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Stanley Selengut, Non-Indian
label: Seller
content: Stanley Selengut, Non-Indian
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Dr. Arthur M. Sackler, Non-Indian, 1913-1987
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Dr. Marietta Lutze Sackler (Mrs. Arthur M. Sackler), Non-Indian, 1919-2019
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from Stanley Selengut (an importer of Andean crafts) in 1966 using funds donated by Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987, a New York City physician, philanthropist, and art collector) and his wife Dr. Marietta Lutze Sackler (1919-2019).
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: Chicama; Chicama; Ascope Province; La Libertad Region; Peru
setName: label: See related items
content: Moche (Mochica) (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: 23/8959
label: Barcode
content: 238959.000
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: Mold-made, modeled, painted
label: Dimensions
content: 19.5 x 10 x 17.5 cm