Pottery Whistle
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Pottery Whistle

TitlePottery Whistle
Datebefore 1889 14th century
MediumPottery
ClassificationAerophone-Whistle Flute-whistle
OriginMexican Mexican
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineThe Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Pottery Whistle” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated before 1889. It is executed in pottery and classified as aerophone-whistle flute-whistle. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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