The artisan captures the zigzagging motion of snakes and he skilfully builds into this creature's head a whistle chamber that produces a delicate sound.
Details
Title: Whistle Bottle
Creator: Culture Chorrera
Creator Lifespan: -950 - -350
Creator Nationality: Ecuador
Creator Death Place: Guayas and Manabí. Ecuadorian North Coast
Creator Birth Place: Guayas and Manabí. Ecuadorian North Coast
Date: 950 B.C. - 350 B.C.
Provenance: Ecuadorian North Coast, Ecuadorian North Coast, Museo Casa del Alabado. Inventoried by National Institute of Cultural Heritage of Ecuador (INPC)