Whistle Vessel
Artist:
Unknown
Culture: Recuay
Period: Pre-Columbian
Date: ca. A.D. 500
Dimensions:
h. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm); w. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); d. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)
Credit Line: Bequest of Elizabeth Huth Coates
Object number: 97.1.38
Provenance: with Guillermo Salazar P., Lima, Peru, by 1967; by purchase to Mrs. Elizabeth Huth Coates (nee Maddux) (1909-1996), San Antonio, TX, in 1967; by bequest of the Elizabeth Huth Coates estate to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 1997
Label Text
The Recuay lived in the Peruvian highlands and known for a distinct ceramic style that includes the use of white clays, red and black slips, and the application of resist designs, the latter of which occurs in this vessel. The "feline-like" animal depicted is a common motif, but there is debate as to if it is a feline, fox, or dog due to the ambiguity of its form. Regardless, it is likely a supernatural entity in Recuay culture. (Bernadette Cap, 2021)
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