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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Vessel | Effigy whistle
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

Vessel | Effigy whistle

Artist Unknown
CulturePre-Columbian | El Salvador
Date300-550 a.d.
MediumStucco | Ceramic
DimensionsOverall: 6 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (16.5 x 19.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. & Mrs. Leroy J. Pearlman
Object number85.139.11
Not on view
DescriptionCylindrical vessel with slab feet. Attached effigy whistle in the form of a composite animal with monkey characteristics. Of stuccoed ceramic with traces of blue and red paint.