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Whistle2990/707

Single tone orange-brown anthropomorfic whistle with suspension lug below body, opening on top and long mouthpiece tube. Head is pulled back, with flanged ears, incised eyes and nose in relief. Hand-built ceramic; partially burnished surface. Unbroken.

Culture
Nasca
Material
clay
Made in
Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Whistle2990/706

Single tone red-brown bird whistle with suspension lug at its back and opening below beak. Long mouthpiece tube. Traces of cream and black paint on beak. Hand-built ceramic. Partially burnished surface. Unbroken.

Culture
Nasca
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Whistle2990/662

Single tone llama whistle. Tubular mouthpiece, opening on back, and loop for suspension in belly. White and black eyes and traces of white paint on body. Breakage repaired; incomplete.

Culture
Nasca
Material
clay, adhesive and paint
Made in
Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Whistle2990/658

Single tone fox whistle with opening in one side of belly. Black plant on back, white and black teeth, black snout and eyes; reddish-brown ground. Loop for suspension in conical tube, below posterior feet. Unbroken.

Culture
Nasca
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Whistle2990/657

Two toned condor whistle in red-brown, dark brown and yellow-cream paint. Straight mouthpiece tube, suspension loop located in chest, two small openings on top to sound chamber. Breakage repaired.

Culture
Nasca
Material
clay, adhesive and paint
Made in
Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Whistle2990/654

Two toned condor whistle. Red-brown, dark brown, orange and cream paint; red-brown ground. Cream chevron band on tail, red-brown and orange geometrical decoration on wings, orange,14 horizontal cream lines on chest and orange feet. Breakage repaired.

Culture
Nasca
Material
clay, adhesive and paint
Made in
Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Whistle2990/645

Condor whistle with round white eyes, raised white neck ring, orange line decoration on head, over brown. Hole in breast for suspension; two holes on top. Modeled manufacture; burnished surface. Not restored.

Culture
Nasca
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Whistle2990/641

Red-brown single tone whistle with fox figure decoration. Prominent nose, elongated eyes, hands to jaw; head is black and cream coloured. Loops for suspension below head. Undecorated mouthpiece. Hand-built and partially polished surface. Breakage repaired.

Culture
Nasca
Material
clay, adhesive and paint
Made in
Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Projectile Point2990/735 a-b

Obsidian projectile point (part a) with acute distal end, straight blade shape, straight base and serrated edges. Flattened cross sections. Random flaking type. Unbroken. Part b is an obsidian projectile point with obtuse distal end, incurvate base and a slightly excurvate-serrated blade shape. Plano-convex cross sections. Random flaking type. Unbroken.

Culture
Nasca
Material
obsidian stone
Made in
Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Projectile Point2990/650

Obsidian point with straight base, excurvated shape, serrated edges and acute distal end. Random flaking technique. Unbroken.

Culture
Nasca
Material
obsidian stone
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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