Artifact
Whistling Jar
Description
- Two blackware bottles joined together by a common spout and a brace between the two, known as a double-spout and bridge.
- This type of earthenware vessel is given the name of "Huaco" in Peru.
- Made by the Indigenous peoples of Peru.
- One of the spouts is topped by a kneeling figure (head missing) holding an urn on its side.
- The figure is hollow and although the top is missing, it is possible to assume that it would have had a hole in one side causing a whistling sound whenever water was poured from the second, open spout.
- Whistle spouts in the Gallinazo culture were usually modeled in the form of a head or figure.
Background Information
- Purchased in Peru as a memento by Charles Wallen.
- This type of pottery is usually linked to ceremonial, religious, or artistic uses rather than utilitarian due to their high provenience in burials and temples.
Latitude: 4° 34' 43.025" S
Longitude: 81° 16' 20.95" W
Date
Pre-Columbian (AD 900-1492)
Dimensions
inches
Length:
7.0
Width:
4.0
Height:
8.0
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