Pre-columbian Colima Turkey Whistle

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

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.)

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

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.

**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

**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/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. A solid pottery standing warrior holding a large rectangular shield and a club in his right hand. He wears a large helmet strapped to his hea

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. So rare, this fine pottery whistle represents a miniature seated redware shaman! He wears the classic shaman's horn on his forehead and a fan

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built pottery figurine depicting a standing anthropomorphic figure wearing a simple loincloth and headband. The figure is adorned with

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An endearing hand-built terracotta whistle in the form of a scorpion, embellished with applied ring-shaped eyes, mo

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, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built pottery musician shown in a seated pose while playing a large drum held in the lap. The drummer wears a thick bangle on each arm

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built terracotta figural whistle featuring an elaborately dressed drummer standing behind and beating his tall cylindrical drum with b

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built terracotta drummer sitting behind and beating his tall drum with both hands. This musician wears a fabulous, elaborate headdress

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE; Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Michoacan, Protoclassic Period, ca. 500 to 1000. A pair of terracotta figures and a bow

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

**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.