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whistle

On display
human history
  • Description

    In the form of a pig head. Hollow. The snout forms the mouthpiece. The two ears on either side of the head are uneven in size and show striations on the upper side where the wet clay has been worked. The windway is on the underside. A break on the top of the head indicates a missing attachment. Yellow pigment on both sides of the head, reddish pigment on much of the head surfaces.

  • Accession Number
    2012.19.38
  • Accession Date
    10 Dec 2012
  • Other Id

    L1004 (LA Museum number)

    16552 (Asset Register)

  • Department

    Archaeology

  • Display Room

    Mass Display

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Images and documents

Images

  • whistle, 2012.19.38, L1004, 16552, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 27 Mar 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • whistle, 2012.19.38, L1004, 16552, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 27 Mar 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • whistle, 2012.19.38, L1004, 16552, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 27 Mar 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • whistle, 2012.19.38, L1004, 16552, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 27 Mar 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • whistle 2012.19.38
  • whistle 2012.19.38
  • whistle 2012.19.38
  • whistle 2012.19.38
  • whistle 2012.19.38
  • whistle 2012.19.38
  • whistle 2012.19.38
  • whistle 2012.19.38
  • whistle 2012.19.38
  • whistle 2012.19.38

Artefact

  • Display location

    Mass Display

  • Credit Line
    Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 2012.19.38
  • Collection
    Hyde
  • Primary Maker

     unknown (Maker)

  • Date
    Unknown
  • Media

    terracotta/inorganic material

    pigment/colorant

  • Measurement Description
    top of head to end of snout
  • Measurement Reading

    55mm

    30mm (lower jaw to top of break)

    59mm (outer ear to outer ear)

  • Last Update
    31 Mar 2023
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