Whistle

Item number 2979/9 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Clay whistle in the form of a head, with a separate clay alligator headdress (part b). The head features a face with large protruding nose and lips, mouth slightly open. They eyes are incised slits. The centre of the face is painted black. The head is hollow, with a large rectangular whistle hole carved in the back. The alligator headdress (part b) shows a wide face with protruding eyes, narrowing to a slender snout holding two rows of prominent teeth. On its head the alligator has an orb surrounded by feathers(?). The underside of the headdress is hollowed into a smooth half sphere. A small hole pierces the clay from underside to centre of forehead on the front. The head has breaks at the top and sides. The headdress has had the left side detached and repaired with glue.