Object Details
Culture
Wari (Peru)
Middle Horizon
Date
ca. AD 600-900
Medium
Redware ceramic
Dimensions
6 x 8 1/2 inches (15.2 x 21.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Professor B. S. Monroe; transferred from University Collections, Olin Library
Object
Number
69.179
This double-chambered redware Wari whistle pot has a strap-bridge handle; the front chamber is in th(…)
This double-chambered redware Wari whistle pot has a strap-bridge handle; the front chamber is in the form of a seated man wearing a vertical-striped tunic or poncho holding a bivalve shell; the rear chamber is decorated with stylized animal heads in profile. The painted animal heads have feathered crests and bared teeth, with trianagular motifs below the eyes. The human figure’s head is loose and separated from the vessel, allowing the whistling mechanism to be seen.
