Object Title
Pottery whistle
Measurements
26.67 cm (10 ½ in.)
Creation Date
A.D. 1000-1500
Credit Line
Gift from the Collection of Shirley and Hy Zaret
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/ocarina-516422
Provenance Information
1999, J. Osario, Canada; 1999, sold by Osario to Lands Beyond Gallery, New York; sold by Lands Beyond to Hy and Shirley Zaret, Westport, CT; 2008, gift of Shirley Zaret to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 25, 2008)
Exhibition Information
None known.
Publication Information
None known.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
This Taino whistle comes from Puerto Rico, a commonwealth territory of the United States.