Skip to main content
Advanced Search
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Whistle
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Whistle

Maker Costa Rican, Atlantic Watershed
Date1-500
Made/manufacturedNorth and Central America
MediumCeramic
Dimensions1 3/4 x 1 5/8 x 1 1/4 in. (4.4 x 4.1 x 3.2 cm)
ClassificationsMusical instruments
Object numberC-86-25
Collections
DescriptionOddly shaped whistle with small spherical body with two large extensions, one the mouthpiece, the other broken at end, in a 90 degree angle, two other small extensions, both broken - possibly was a bird figure.
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Four Note Whistle (ocarina)
Costa Rican, Atlantic Watershed
1200-1550
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Gourd-Shaped Rattle
Costa Rican, Atlantic Watershed
1-500
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Two Note Whistle
Costa Rican
1-200
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Rattle
Costa Rican
undated
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Animal Effigy Whistle (ocarina)
Costa Rican
undated
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Effigy Pipe Mouthpiece
Costa Rican, Atlantic Watershed
1-500
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Animal Effigy Whistle (ocarina)
Costa Rican
undated
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Human Effigy Whistle (ocarina)
Costa Rican
undated
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Feline Effigy Head Whistle (ocarina)
Costa Rican
850-1522
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Monkey Effigy Whistle (ocarina)
Costa Rican
undated
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Whistle with Bat-Masked Figure on Serpent Throne (ocarina)
Columbia, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Tairona
1100-1500
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Roller Stamp
Costa Rican, Atlantic Watershed
1-500

Collections research is ongoing. Information provided on the Harn’s website about collection objects may be updated, revised, or enhanced at any time.

Harn
Copyright © Harn