Choice Colima bird whistle from West Mexico

A nice Colima bird whistle, West Mexico, c. 100 BC - AD 250, nicely modeled with great tone, the surfaces with excellent deposits and root marks. 2 5/8 in x 3 in (6.7 x 7.6 cm). Ex Dr. Earl Riddick co

A lot of 4 Colima bird whistles, West Mexico, c. 250 BC - AD 250, each hand modeled with large eyes and stylized bodies. Light earthen deposits. Largest 2.2 x 3 cm. Ex Malter Galleries.

A Colima standing bird whistle, West Mexico, 100 BC - AD 250, with multiple crests and nice deposits. 2 3/4 in x 2 1/2 in (7 x 6.4 cm). Good tone. Ex Southern California private collection acquired in

A nice Colima crested bird whistle, West Mexico, c. 100 BC - AD 200, on two legs with raised circular eyes and incised wings, the whistle blows with a good high-pitched tone. 3 3/8 x 3 3/8 in (8.6 x 8

A Colima standing bird whistle, West Mexico, 100 BC - AD 250, with multiple crests and nice deposits. 2 7/8 in x 2 in (7.4 x 5.1 cm). Good tone. Ex Southern California private collection acquired in t

A Colima seated figure and a bird whistle, West Mexico, c. 200 BC - AD 500, the figure a fat archaic type with hands to jaw and stomach, H: 3 1/4 in (8.3 cm), the bird whistle with large eyes and a ce

A Colima pendant and an attractive bird whistle, West Mexico, c. 250 BC - AD 250, the ceramic pendant in the form of a chick, decorated with red stripes and incised detail, suspension hole through the

Four Colima Bird Figures and One Veracruz Anthropomorphic Whistle West Mexico, Circa 1st Century B.C.-2nd Century A.D. Height of tallest 5 3/8 inches (13.65 cm). Size Height of tallest 5

A choice Colima miniature whistle of a ball player, West Mexico, c. 100 BC – AD 250, wearing a large necklace, wide girdle and supporting a bag under his left arm. H: 3 in (7.6 cm). Beautifully hand

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A lovely ensemble of handbuilt ceramic musical instruments, including a parrot whistle, a flute with an animorph head at one end and a smalle

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. A sweet and petite terracotta bird effigy whistle donning a prominent crested bird headdress, elaborately detailed with applied filets. Nicel

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, 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

**Originally Listed At $350** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Three hand-built terracotta whistles in different zoomorphic guises: a bird with elaborately styled plumage on

A cute Colima turkey whistle, West Mexico, c. 100 BC - AD 200, hand-modeled with black circles on the back of its tail feathers. 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in (11.4 x 6.8 cm). Well-preserved with light deposits. E

A cute Colima standing owl whistle, West Mexico, 100 BC – AD 250, with a wonderful tone. The figure is nicely modeled with large ear and characteristic large round eyes, the wings in resting positio

A Colima standing shark whistle, West Mexico, 100 BC - AD 250, with small eyes and prominent pectoral fins. A much scarcer form with nice deposits. 2 5/8 in x 2 1/4 in (6.7 x 5.7 cm). Good tone. Ex So

A large Colima ceramic turkey whistle, West Mexico, 100 BC - AD 250, Ex Southern California private collection, acquired in the 1970's.

A choice Colima figure from West Mexico, ca. 300 BC – 300 AD. It is 9 in. high and depicts a shaman adorned with the characteristic horn on the forehead. Intact, with strong mineral deposits. - Prov

A choice Colima figure from West Mexico, ca. 300 BC - 300 AD. This standing male is 7-3/4" tall and is depicted with arms spread wide. He is adorned with a fancy headdress denoting his high social ran

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

A choice Colima Archaic-Style standing woman, West Mexico, c. 100 BC - AD 200, of large stature and of unusually thick and solid construction she is wearing a skirt with thick girdle, ear spools and a

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Among the finest and the largest that we have ever seen, a beautiful redware vessel of an overall gourd-like form with four peyote buttons de