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Three Costa Rican Pottery Whistles - Two Working

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Three Costa Rican Pottery Whistles - Two Working

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Description

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Pacific slope, Boruca Indians, ca. 1300 CE. A trio of pottery whistles, all made of a creamy red pottery. One is of an animal perched on a pot; another of a human figure with a whistle extending out the side of its body; the third is a quadruped with a long, curved tail (jaguar?). A complementary collection. Size: 2.75" W x 3.5" H (7 cm x 8.9 cm)

Provenance: Ex Kugler collection, acquired in 1969

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Condition

Repairs to one; stable stress fracture to one other; chip from back foot of third.

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Three Costa Rican Pottery Whistles - Two Working

Name: Three Costa Rican Pottery Whistles - Two Working
SKU: 47321959
Price: 125 USD
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