Whistle
1200–500 BCE
Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
H. 2 3/8 × W. 1 1/2 × D. 1 1/4 in. (6 × 3.8 × 3.2 cm)
Classification
Ceramics-Musical Instruments
Culture
Cupisnique
Department
Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Conny and Fred Landmann, 1992
Accession Number
1992.60.3
Tags
Art Historical Context
This petite ceramic whistle, crafted by Cupisnique artists between 1200 and 500 BCE, hails from the ancient Cupisnique culture of Peru's northern coast. Flourishing during the Early Horizon period, the Cupisnique people were masterful potters whose works bridged earlier regional traditions and foreshadowed the iconic styles of later cultures likeavín and Moche. artifact, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Department of Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas, their skill in producing functional yet evocative objects. Measuring just 2⅜ inches tall, the whistle is a marvel of miniature c...