Whistle in the form of a land snail

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Date created: AD 800–1500

Culture/People: probably Carchi (Nariño) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Expedition leader: Dr. Marshall H. Saville (Marshall Howard Saville/M.H. Saville/MHS), Non-Indian, 1867-1935
Expedition sponsor: George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957
Expedition: Fourth Ecuador Expedition (1910)

Collection History: Collected or excavated in 1910 during the Fourth Ecuador Expedition, led by Marshall H. Saville (1867-1935, MAI staff member) and funded by George Gustav Heye.
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Place: Huaca; San Pedro de Huaca Canton; Carchi Province; Ecuador

See related items: Carchi (Nariño) (archaeological culture); Music and Sound

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 3/875
Barcode: 030875.000

Object Type: Music and Sound

Object Name: Whistle in the form of a land snail
Media/Materials: Pottery
Techniques: Modeled, painted
Dimensions: 14 x 10.5 x 7.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6812038ff-731e-40bc-a0fb-1ba366cf5472

Record ID: NMAI_32574