Whistle Item Number: E122 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Grey-brown rooster shape with applied and incised details of four circles along rim of tail feathers, vertical grooved lines for wings, a comb, and two eyes.
Narrative
This piece appears to match the description of a whistle said to have been found at Cowichan Bay in a midden? If so, it was originally listed as A11681c, or DeRv-2:4, "modern type Mexican pottery chicken whistle, identified by Don Dumond, University of Oriegon".
Item History
- Made in Mexico
- Collected in Cowichan Bay, British Columbia, Canada ?
- Owned by Edith Bevan Cross before July 30, 1962
- Received from Edith Bevan Cross (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) on July 30, 1962
What
Who
- Culture
- Central Mexico
- Previous Owner
- Edith Bevan Cross
- Received from
- Edith Bevan Cross (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Mexico
- Collected in
- Cowichan Bay, British Columbia, Canada ?
When
- Ownership Date
- before July 30, 1962
- Acquisition Date
- on July 30, 1962
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0081/0174