Tribal Art & Antiquities - 1st March 2017
Lot 33
A Colima whistle figure Mexico terracotta
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £420
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Description
A Colima whistle figure
Mexico
terracotta, modelled as a warrior holding a shield, with a cut out corner and holding a club, the mouthpiece above the headdress,
11.5cm high.
Provenance
Sir Peter Hope KCMG, 1912 - 1999, British Intelligence Officer and later Ambassador to Mexico 1968-72.
Exhibited
Ancient Mesoamerica, Precolumbian Mexican and Maya Art, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, 4th June to 31st July 1970. No. 78.