Small Toy Whistle

Unknown3000 - 2500 B.C.E.

Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn, New York City, United States

Small toy whistle in the shape of a hen, of reddish clay painted with red stripes to represent feathers. Hollow, with a flat base and a hole in the tail which produces a whistle when one blows into it. The eyes are indicated by two applied circles of pottery.

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Details

Title: Small Toy Whistle
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: 3000 - 2500 B.C.E.
Location Created: Chanhu Daro, Pakistan
Type: Recreation, Toy
Rights: A. Augustus Healy Fund
External Link: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/3420/Small_Toy_Whistle
Medium: Hand-modeled baked clay with polychromy
Period: Indus Valley Civilization
Dimensions: 2 1/8 x 2 9/16 in. (5.4 x 6.5 cm)
Culture: Harappa
Collection: Asian Art
Accession number: 37.38

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