Whistle (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: AD 1100–1600 (Tairona period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Tairona (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Dr. Borys Malkin (Boris Malkin), Non-Indian, 1917-2009
label: Seller
content: Dr. Borys Malkin (Boris Malkin), Non-Indian, 1917-2009
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Donald C. Webster (Donald Colin Webster/Ben Webster), Non-Indian, 1930-1997
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; acquired by Dr. Borys Malkin (1917-2009, a naturalist and ethnographer) before 1969; purchased by MAI from Dr. Malkin in 1972 using funds donated by Donald Colin "Ben" Webster (1930-1997, an investment banker and pre-Columbian art collector).
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: Tairona area; Santa Marta Municipality; Magdalena Department; Colombia
setName: label: See related items
content: Tairona (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: 24/6793
label: Barcode
content: 246793.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Music and Sound
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Whistle (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Pottery
label: Techniques
content: Carved, modeled, painted