DOUBLE HEADED MONKEY WHISTLE - CHORRERA CULTURE, ECUADOR, C. 2ND CENTURY
DOUBLE HEADED MONKEY WHISTLE - CHORRERA CULTURE, ECUADOR, C. 2ND CENTURY
Fired clay
Chorrera culture, Ecuador, c. 2nd century
TL-test certificate no. 02040408, dated March 2008, by the Kotalla laboratory in Germany included
Zoomorphic shape featuring two monkey heads connected, sharing legs and tail. Two perforations for whistling under the heads.
Dimensions: HEIGHT 6 CM
Condition: Optical appearance good, minor restorations to exposed areas
Provenance: Collection Marianne Huber, Illinois, ca. 1980, then property of Galerie Alt-Amerika in 2005