Object Details
Culture/People
probably Chimú (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Previous owner
Josephine Morkill (Mary Josephine Wright/Mrs. William Lucius Morkill), Non-Indian, 1859-1943
Seller
Josephine Morkill (Mary Josephine Wright/Mrs. William Lucius Morkill), Non-Indian, 1859-1943
Previous owner
William L. Morkill (William Lucius Morkill), Non-Indian, 1858-1936
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of William Lucius Morkill (1858-1936, who built and managed railroads in Mexico from 1901 to 1907 and in Peru from 1907 to 1919); purchased by MAI from his widow, Josephine Wright Morkill (1859-1943), in 1938.
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Date created
AD 900–1470 (Late Intermediate period)
Catalog Number
19/9297
Barcode
199297.000
Object Type
Music and Sound
Object Name
Whistle in the form of a tillandsia plant (Spanish moss)
Media/Materials
Pottery
Techniques
Mold-made, modeled
Place
North Coast; Peru (inferred)
See related items
Chimú (archaeological culture)
Music and Sound
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_212833
