Pre-columbian Colima Avian Whistle

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Three wonderful hand-built zoomorphic terracotta whistles. Two whistles take avian forms, one with donut-shaped eye

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A set of 2 hand-built pottery whistles, each depicting a stylized avian creature. The darker whistle exhibits a crescent-shaped mouthpiece, a

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. An adorable redware ceramic effigy whistle depicting a sweet bird. Avian forms were embraced in the Pre-Columbian world as sky animals that c

**First Time At Auction**Pre-Columbian, Western Mexico, Colima culture, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An adorable terracotta whistling avian vessel in hues of dark umber, brown, and light orange, with a bulb

Pre-columbian Figure from West Mexico, ca. 300 B.C.-300 A.D. notes:All lots will be sold with a COA guaranteeing the authenticity of the piece for a lifetime. All items will come with full provenance

A nice pair of Mayan ceramic avian whistles, Ulua Valley, Honduras. The first, AD 300 - 600, with ovoid body and tapered mouthpiece, short wings and detailed head. H: 3 in (7.6 cm). The second, AD 600

Pre-Columbian Chimu Avian Whistle Vessel circa 1250 - 1450 A.D. This vessel has a avian beaked spout with handle. Protrusion at shoulder is a whistle. When blown into spout a sharp piercing whistle is

Pre-Columbian Colima Pottery Owl Whistle, West Mexico, c. 300 BCE – 300 CE. Provenance: Minerva Gallery, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Jan. 30, 2015, Lot 57. [COA]; ex-Collection of Nora Llerenas, Dallas

Pre-Columbian Colima Pottery Shaman Whistle, West Mexico, c. 300 BCE - 300 CE. Redware figure of a seated hunchback shaman with horn on his forehead and fanciful headdress. Provenance: Artemis Gallery

Two Pre-Columbian Colima Pottery Figures and a Whistle. Provenance: The Miles and Shirley Fiterman Collection, Minneapolis, MN. Sizes: 1) 1.25'' x 1.25'' x 1.75'' (3 x 3 x 4 cm); 2) 6.25'' x 4.25'' x

West Mexico, Proto Classic Period, ca. 100 B.C. - A.D. 250. An animated standing figure with helmet cap, back rack and holding a sling shot. Size 4-3/4 inches H. Ex Bob and Marianne Huber collection,

Two Pre-Columbian pottery pieces, including: Colima whistle of frog-form with young to back; together with figure laying upon bed; L: 5" (longer, approx.)

Two Pre-Columbian, Colima pottery pieces, including: whistle of drummer form; together with carrier figure; H: 4" (largest, approx.)

Colima Avian Vessel, circa 100 BC - 250 AD, red-brown pottery avian vessel having a tail spout and standing on four stumpy, node legs. Overall black mottled surface with mineral deposits. Dimensions:

Pre-Columbian-manner pottery vessels, comprising a hairless Colima dog, a whistle in the form of a seated woman, and a man with gathering gourd on his back. Largest 10.25" H.

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A beautiful Colima redware vessel presenting a gadrooned squash or melon-shaped body supported by three avian legs, each bird positioned upwa

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A beautiful Colima redware vessel presenting a gadrooned squash or melon-shaped body supported by three avian legs, each bird positioned upwa

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A fantastic ceramic whistle in the form of a ballplayer, shown wearing a heavy yoke, with the body decorated with a

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Reclinatorios such as this were used by individuals of high rank to support their heads and backs when seated. The iconography of this form i

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Definitely a conversation starter: a hollow pottery figure that functions as a whistle and is dominated by an enorm

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Reclinatorios such as this were used by individuals of high rank to support their heads and backs when seated. The iconography of this form i

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE/CE. Very rare and very attractive pottery whistle in the form of a dancer. Legs and arms spread wide, rattle in each hand, applied loin-cloth and long s

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Definitely a conversation starter: a hollow pottery figure that functions as a whistle and is dominated by an enormous phallus. The artist in

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Reclinatorios such as this were used by individuals of high rank to support their heads and backs when seated or reclining. The hybridized ic