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Whistling Vessel by Tiwanaku — VisualArtsDB

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Whistling Vessel

Whistling Vessel

Whistling Vessel

Medium: Earthenware and slip
Dimensions: 15.2 × 15.6 cm (6 × 6 1/8 in.)
Genre: Earthenware
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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middle horizonamericastiahuanacoandeanvesselsearthenwarevesselceramicsinorganic materialArts of the AmericasPre-Columbianandesceramicart of the americas

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