Whistle with a monkey
Whistle with a monkey

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Whistle with a monkey,

1000–1400

Chimú
Late Intermediate Period
y1968-52
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Collection Publications: Music in the Land of the Jaguar

Information

Title
Whistle with a monkey
Dates

1000–1400

Medium
Silver
Dimensions
h. 7.3, diam. 2 cm (2 7/8 × 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of J. Lionberger Davis, Class of 1900
Object Number
y1968-52
Place Made

South America, Peru, North coast

Culture
Chimú
Period
Late Intermediate period
Type
musical instruments, whistles
Materials
silver
Subject
monkeys

Acquired by J. Lionberger Davis (1878 - 1973), Princeton, NJ; gift to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1968.

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