Manteno Pottery Coatimundi Whistle

Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona culture, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A delightful blackware whistle in the form of a coatimundi, seen here curled into a ball and clutching a branch. Holes in the sides of the

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manteno, ca. 1000 CE. A beautifully executed sculpture of a standing figure presenting an expressive visage comprised of ovoid eyes, a disproportionately large nose (this featu

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manteno, ca. 1000 CE. A beautifully executed sculpture of a standing figure presenting an expressive visage comprised of ovoid eyes, a disproportionately large nose (this featu

**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, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Veracruz culture, ca. 500 to 700 CE. A fascinating ceramic whistle in the form of a seated man wearing a large round pectoral, two huge round earrings, and a crest

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Sican/Lambayeque culture, ca. 750 to 1370 CE. An impressive hand-built whistle vessel comprised of 4 gourd-shaped chambers with a towering, conical spout rising from o

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, southern Mexico and northern Central America, Mayan Territories, Late Classic period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A fascinating terracotta whistle in the form of a human-bodied god with a long s

PRECOLUMBIAN BIRD EFFIGY POTTERY WHISTLE FROM MEXICO

Pre-Columbian, South America, Ecuador, Manabi, ca. 500 CE. One of the most elegant greyware sculptural representations of a seated shaman figure with what appears to be a hunchback, holding a ritualis

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A mold-formed whistle in the form of a standing skeletal simian. The haunting creature presents holding a rat

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Coastal / Manabi region, Manteno-Huancavilca culture, ca. 1000 to 1400 CE. A pottery headrest upon a flat base and 2 columns supporting the curved platform for the neck to rest

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. 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

Three Pre-Columbian Figural Pottery Whistles, c. 500-900 CE. Including 1) Mayan Figural Whistle, Mexico, c. 600-900 CE; Provenance: Minerva Gallery , Ft. Lauderdale, FL, November 16, 2015, Lot 214. [C

Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A fascinating whistle in the form of a monkey-like figure with anthropomorphic details, including a round, brimmed cap, a bowl held in one hand,

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, Ecuador, Manteno culture, ca. 1000 CE. A fascinating pottery head incised with intricate decoration of abstract motifs, possibly intended to represent tattoos.

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Lambayeque Valley, Middle Sican-Lambayeque culture, ca. 900 to 1100 CE. A charming pottery stirrup whistle vessel displaying a cuboid body, a co

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Mexico and northern Central America, Mayan Territories, Late Classic, ca. 550 to 900 CE. An eerie figure, perhaps channeling the god Xipe Totec, hand-molded fr

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi Province, Bahia culture, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE; Manteno culture, ca. 600 to 1533 CE. A fabulous pair of mold-made, pottery figures, both shown

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, Phase IV to Phase V, ca. 500 to 850 CE. A playable pottery whistle boasting the dynamic relief of a heavily-adorned Moche warrior striding left. With a square s

Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Narino culture, ca. 850 to 1500 CE. A pretty musical instrument in the form of a seashell. Made of heavy pottery, this whistle is still fully functional! One side is painted a

Ancient Pre Columbian Vera Cruz Pottery Whistle Figure c.550 AD. Size 4 inches high. Unusual Hollow Pottery Figure with Bird Body and human head painted in black. Condition: perfect. Provenance: from