Frog whistle

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Date created: 350 BC–AD 350 (Inguapí II phase)

Culture/People: possibly Tumaco–La Tolita (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Expedition leader: Dr. Marshall H. Saville (Marshall Howard Saville/M.H. Saville/MHS), Non-Indian, 1867-1935
Expedition: Isla del Morro-Colombia Expedition (1914)
Expedition sponsor: Marie A. Heye (Marie Antoinette Lawrence Heye), Non-Indian, 1845-1915

Collection History: Collected or excavated in 1914 during the Isla del Morro-Colombia Expedition, led by Marshall H. Saville (1867-1935, MAI staff member) and funded by George Gustav Heye and his mother, Marie Antoinette Lawrence Heye (1845-1915).
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Place: Mound 2; Isla del Morro; Tumaco Municipality; Nariño Department; Colombia
Island Name: Isla del Morro

See related items: Tumaco–La Tolita (archaeological culture); Music and Sound

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 3/8506
Barcode: 038506.000

Object Type: Music and Sound

Object Name: Frog whistle
Media/Materials: Pottery
Techniques: Modeled, incised
Dimensions: 6 x 5 x 3 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bc8ccfd4-8b25-4846-bb3a-9ae9640835fa

Record ID: NMAI_41237