Object Details
Culture/People
probably Carchi (Nariño) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Expedition leader
Dr. Marshall H. Saville (Marshall Howard Saville/M.H. Saville/MHS), Non-Indian, 1867-1935
Expedition sponsor
George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957
Expedition
Fourth Ecuador Expedition (1910)
Collection History
Collected or excavated in 1910 during the Fourth Ecuador Expedition, led by Marshall H. Saville (1867-1935, MAI staff member) and funded by George Gustav Heye.
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Date created
AD 800–1500
Catalog Number
3/875
Barcode
030875.000
Object Type
Music and Sound
Object Name
Whistle in the form of a land snail
Media/Materials
Pottery
Techniques
Modeled, painted
Dimensions
14 x 10.5 x 7.5 cm
Place
Huaca; San Pedro de Huaca Canton; Carchi Province; Ecuador
See related items
Carchi (Nariño) (archaeological culture)
Music and Sound
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_32574