JAMES NYESTE POTTERY FIGURAL WHISTLES (HAL PUGH)

signed & dated 1986 - 1993 various animals approx. sizes 3"-4"

signed & dated on bottom. apple is dated 1991 & bear is dated 1985 both are approx 4"

signed & dated on bottom. 1987 6"L

Lot of 4 Pre-Columbian style figural whistles. Crafted of terra cotta type pottery with a hand painted finish. Good overall condition with cracking. Largest measures approximately 10 in x 6 in x 4 in.

SIGNED & DATED 1987 4.5"h

signed & dated 1986 ,1987 , 1990 , 1990

Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Veracruz, Remojadas, ca. 600 to 900 CE. An exceptional terracotta figural whistle depicting a musician standing atop two attenuated legs and holding a drum in his

Pre-Columbian Veracruz Pottery Figural Whistle. Provenance: Cowan's, Cincinnati, OH, April 6, 2018, Lot 393; Sotheby's Arcade, New York, NY, December 13, 2005, Lot 86. Size: 13.75'' x 8.25'' x 5'' (35

Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Veracruz, Remojadas, ca. 600 to 900 CE. An exceptional terracotta figural whistle depicting a musician standing atop two attenuated legs and holding a drum in his

Pre-Columbian, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, ca. 1250 to 1300 CE, Very fine brownware whistle or ocarina depicting a standing shaman with elaborate incised garments. Standing hands to his hi

Pre-Columbian Vera Cruz (100 BCE - 900 CE) Pottery Figural Whistle, on stand. Presented with a rounded face, almond-shaped eyes, overbite with a feathered headcrest, rounded belly, articulated re-atta

Pre-Columbian, Veracruz, ca. 100 to 1000 CE. This is a small figural bust that doubles as a whistle. It shows a bitumen-coated face wearing a large headdress, huge ear plugs, and some kind of draped n

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A fine pottery figural whistle, perhaps an athlete, wearing a conical helmet that straps under the chin and standing atop thick, slightly ben

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Mayan territories, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A mold-formed pottery whistle depicting a male dwarf. The figure sits upon a large posteri

Pre-Columbian Mayan Pottery Figural Whistle. Provenance: Cowan's Auction, Cincinnati, OH, May 14, 2018, Lot 81. Size: 6.75'' x 4.8'' x 2'' (17 x 12 x 5 cm). Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential R

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built pottery whistle in the form of an adorable puppy as it attempts to stand on its four attenuated legs.

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built pottery acrobat figure with an unusually contorted body. Posed in a handstand with the head facing for

Pre-Columbian Veracruz Pottery Figural Whistle.Including a figure with raised arms. Provenance: Artemis Gallery; Whisnant Gallery, New Orleans, LA; ex Collection of Emmanuel Kramer; Exhibited at the U

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Pre-Columbian, Western Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A wonderful pair of hand-built pottery figural whistles. Both playing drums, the larger figure is depicted seated, while the shorter one s

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque (Jama Coaque) culture, ca. 500 CE. A remarkable pottery figural whistle shown standing with bulbous legs and short arms that fall from square shoulders. The stylized

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A small hollow pottery figural whistle in the form of a seated drummer, complete with drum, wearing an enormous crested headdress and large d

Comprising, two beaded, wood, and gourd rattles, hide, and metal basket rattles, and a pottery figural whistle. Together with a bead line bowl and a beaded and hide tassel. 8 pieces Largest: 27"l, inc

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Chorrera culture, ca. 9th to 4th century BCE. A wonderful functioning human figural whistle, hand-built from terracotta and slipped with white over the body and what might have