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Small Toy Whistle

Culture: Harappa
Medium: Hand-modeled baked clay with polychromy
Place Made: Chanhu Daro, Pakistan
Dates: 3000 - 2500 B.C.E.
Period: Indus Valley Civilization
Dimensions: 2 1/8 x 2 9/16 in. (5.4 x 6.5 cm)
Collections: Asian Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Asian Galleries, Arts of India, 2nd Floor
Accession Number: 37.38
Credit Line: A. Augustus Healy Fund
Image: Overall, 37.38_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Small toy whistle in the shape of a hen, of reddish clay painted with red stripes to represent feathers. Hollow, with a flat base and a hole in the tail which produces a whistle when one blows into it. The eyes are indicated by two applied circles of pottery.

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