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Whistle in the Form of a Figure Wearing Large Headdress by Moche — VisualArtsDB

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Whistle in the Form of a Figure Wearing Large Headdress

Whistle in the Form of a Figure Wearing Large Headdress

Whistle in the Form of a Figure Wearing Large Headdress

-100–500

Medium: Ceramic and pigment
Dimensions: 20 × 6 cm (7 7/8 × 2 3/8 in.)
Genre: Earthenware
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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americasandeanearly intermediate periodearthenwareceramicsmochicaamerican decorative artsmusical instrumentinorganic materialArts of the Americassouth americanPre-Columbianmochedecorative artsandesceramicart of the americas

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