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Whistling Jar
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Mold-form clay, Late Intermediate (Chimu) (Pre-Columbian), Chimu
Musical Instruments, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments 1889
Title: Whistling Jar
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Mold-form clay, Late Intermediate (Chimu) (Pre-Columbian), Chimu.
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