Object Details
Culture/People
possibly Tumaco–La Tolita (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Expedition leader
Dr. Marshall H. Saville (Marshall Howard Saville/M.H. Saville/MHS), Non-Indian, 1867-1935
Expedition
Isla del Morro-Colombia Expedition (1914)
Expedition sponsor
Marie A. Heye (Marie Antoinette Lawrence Heye), Non-Indian, 1845-1915
Collection History
Collected or excavated in 1914 during the Isla del Morro-Colombia Expedition, led by Marshall H. Saville (1867-1935, MAI staff member) and funded by George Gustav Heye and his mother, Marie Antoinette Lawrence Heye (1845-1915).
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Date created
350 BC–AD 350 (Inguapí II phase)
Catalog Number
3/8506
Barcode
038506.000
Object Type
Music and Sound
Object Name
Frog whistle
Media/Materials
Pottery
Techniques
Modeled, incised
Dimensions
6 x 5 x 3 cm
Place
Mound 2; Isla del Morro; Tumaco Municipality; Nariño Department; Colombia
Island Name
Isla del Morro
See related items
Tumaco–La Tolita (archaeological culture)
Music and Sound
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_41237