Two Colima Pottery Drummer Whistles

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

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. 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

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

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

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE; Ecuador, Jamacoaque (Jama Coaque) culture, ca. 500 CE. A fine gathering of 4 hand-built pottery whistles from two distinct Pre-Columbian cult

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.)

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, Ecuador, Jamacoaque culture, ca. 500 CE and Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. The larger is a figural whistle from the Jamacoaque culture with a bulbous head an

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, 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

Two Pre-Columbian Pottery Bird Whistles. Including 1) Double Bird Whistle, with pointed feet; brown tones. Provenance: DuMouchelles, Detroit, MI, February 15, 2016, Lot 352; and 2) a Colima Crested Bi

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 BC. A charming pair of hand-built pottery warrior figures, highlighting hallmarks of Colima’s distinct visual identity and defined cultural aes

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A lovely pair of two hand-built pottery ocarinas exhibiting abstract zoomorphic forms. First is a redware pottery o

**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

**Originally Listed At $250** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A fine pair of two hand-built pottery figures of flat forms known as gingerbread figures. The first figure is a

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A pair of cute zoomorphic pottery whistles, each one hand modeled. One features a bat-like face above a bulbous bod

**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/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. 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

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A delightful standing turtle with a low-pitched whistle in the mouth. Lightly incised lines give texture to the shell edges and applied discs

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