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Duck Effigy Whistling Vessel

Duck Effigy Whistling Vessel

Unknown

Artist
Unknown (Peruvian, Sican People)
Title
Duck Effigy Whistling Vessel
Date
1200-1300
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
7 x 4 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. Overall
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Malcolm K. Whyte
Accession No.
1973.102
Classification
Ceramics
Geography
Peru

Related

Before 1973, probably* acquired in the vicinity of Chiclayo (Peru) by Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm K. Whyte (Milwaukee, WI); October 1973, gifted by Mrs. Malcolm K. Whyte (Milwaukee, WI) to the Elvehjem Art Center. *The general file for this gift collection contains a letter from Mrs. Whyte explaining that the Peruvian pottery she gifted “mostly came from a family living in the vicinity of Chiclayo.”

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