UNLV Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art
Las Vegas, Nevada
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West Mexico
Whistle, Zoomorphic Colima, 100 BCE - CE 250
Ceramic
Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art Collection
Gift of Michael C. and Mannetta Braunstein
2003.04
Item description: A light orangeware whistle in the zoomorphic form of an owl with humanoid features, possibly representing a shaman who is shape shifting; supported on tapering legs with spread crenulated wings; surmounted by a headdress; a U-shaped fillet attached at the chin.
- Collections: Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art Collection
