Jalisco Pottery Whistle in Form of Drummer

**Back at auction due to non-paying bidder** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A charming small whistle with four finger holes in the form of a person with incredibly creativ

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built terracotta figural whistle featuring an elaborately dressed drummer standing behind and beating his tall cylindrical drum with b

Two Pre-Columbian, Colima pottery pieces, including: whistle of drummer form; together with carrier figure; H: 4" (largest, approx.)

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A small hollow pottery figural whistle in the form of a seated drummer, complete with drum, wearing an enormous crested headdress and large d

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A seated drummer of the so-called sheepface form, his visage comprised of an extremely pointed and protruding nose, recessed and painted whi

Ancient Pre-Columbian Jalisco Pottery Whistle Figure c.600-900 AD. Size of the figure 3 3/4 inches high. Fine hollow Pottery male Whistle figure wearing single earring. Condition: old chips otherwise

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A ceramic figure of a drummer, with the back of the drum open, perhaps for holding offerings. The drummer is sculp

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE/CE. Very rare and very attractive pottery whistle in the form of a dancer. Legs and arms spread wide, rattle in each hand, applied loin-cloth and long s

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, Phase IV to Phase V, ca. 500 to 850 CE. A playable pottery whistle boasting the dynamic relief of a heavily-adorned Moche warrior striding left. With a square s

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A handbuilt bichrome terracotta drummer of the traditional sheepface variety with a dramatically protruding nose,

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A delightful standing turtle with a low-pitched whistle in the mouth. Lightly incised lines give texture to the shell edges and applied discs

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. A sweet and petite terracotta bird effigy whistle donning a prominent crested bird headdress, elaborately detailed with applied filets. Nicel

**Originally Listed At $150** Pre-Columbian, Mayan Territories, ca. 600 to 900 CE. A small red slipped whistle in the form of a god with a simian-like face. Large spooled earrings and two small loops

**Previously Listed At $200** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque (Jama Coaque) culture, ca. 500 CE. This is an expressive example of an important personage, seated with her hands in her lap, with fine

**Originally Listed At $500** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A sizeable hand-built terracotta figure seated with crossed legs, a flat back and a wide torso, all colored in

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A sizeable hand-built terracotta figure seated upon crossed legs, with a flat back and a wide torso, all colored in a deep-red-orange hue. A

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Central Mexico, Teotihuacan, ca. 200 to 650 CE. A mold-made terracotta whistling figure with a pair of nubbin legs and a large mouthpiece on the verso for supp

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Vera Cruz, ca. 600 to 900 CE. A striking terracotta whistle modeled to depict the head of an elaborately decorated warrior who wears a grand headdress featuring a bird whose fac

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Vera Cuz culture, ca. 6th to 8th century CE. An earthenware whistle in the form of a chubby toad with three remaining legs, a bumpy texture on its back, and a fierce, open-mouth

**First Time At Auction**Pre-Columbian, Western Mexico, Colima culture, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An adorable terracotta whistling avian vessel in hues of dark umber, brown, and light orange, with a bulb

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. This is a fun pottery jar with a round body, flared spout, and the form of an animal - perhaps a dog, but, more likely, a bear. Although it

Pre-Columbian, Western Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A wonderful pair of hand-built pottery figural whistles. Both playing drums, the larger figure is depicted seated, while the shorter one s

Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, ca. 500 to 1000 CE. A charming, hand-built pottery whistle in the form of a monkey with sizable, round eyes and a protruding snout in a characteristically s

Pre-Columbian, Ecuadorian, ca. 5th to 15th century CE. A charming pottery whistle in the form of a spondylus shell with protruding nodules depicting the spikes of the shell and a blow hole and mouthpi