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Soprano Recorder in B, Thomas Coenraet Boekhout Dutch, Ebony, ivory, Dutch — Soprano Recorder in B
Thomas Coenraet Boekhout
ca. 1700

Alto Recorder in F, Johann Benedikt Gahn German, Ivory, German — Alto Recorder in F
Johann Benedikt Gahn
ca. 1700

Double Whistle, Pottery, paint, Mayan — Double Whistle
Mayan
7th–9th century

Tenor Recorder, Wood, German or Italian — Tenor Recorder
German or Italian
early 17th century (?)

Whistle, Wood, grass, hide, tin, porcupine quill, Native American (Sioux) — Whistle
Native American (Sioux)
19th century

Whistle, Cupisnique artist(s), Ceramic, Cupisnique — Whistle
Cupisnique artist(s)
1200–500 BCE

Whistle, Cupisnique artist(s), Ceramic, Cupisnique — Whistle
Cupisnique artist(s)
1200–500 BCE

Bird-Headed Figure Whistle, Ceramic, pigment, Veracruz — Bird-Headed Figure Whistle
Veracruz
8th–9th century

Figure Whistle, Gold, Moche — Figure Whistle
Moche
3rd–7th century

Whistle, Cupisnique artist(s), Ceramic, Cupisnique — Whistle
Cupisnique artist(s)
1200–500 BCE

Whistle, Cupisnique artist(s), Ceramic, Cupisnique — Whistle
Cupisnique artist(s)
1200–500 BCE

Ndemba (hunting whistle), Yaka artist, Wood, Yaka peoples — Ndemba (hunting whistle)
Yaka artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Seated female figure, Remojadas artist(s), Ceramic, slip, paint, Veracruz — Seated female figure
Remojadas artist(s)
600-1000 CE

Nsiba (whistle) for a hunter or diviner, Kongo artist, Wood, antelope horn, Kongo peoples — Nsiba (whistle) for a hunter or diviner
Kongo artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Rattle, Whistle, and Bells, Nicholas Roosevelt American, Gold, coral, American — Rattle, Whistle, and Bells
Nicholas Roosevelt
1755–68

Whistle, Adam Ownhouse American, Earthenware; Redware with slip decoration, American — Whistle
Adam Ownhouse
ca. 1840–50

Bass Recorder, Johann Schell German, Wood (fruit wood), brass, ivory, German — Bass Recorder
Johann Schell
ca. 1700

Tenor Recorder, Bassano Italian, Boxwood, Italian or British — Tenor Recorder
Bassano
ca. 1600

Whistle, Wood, wire, Kongo peoples — Whistle
Kongo peoples
late 19th century

Kooauau, wood, Maori — Kooauau
Maori
early 19th century

Whistle, Wood, Kuba — Whistle
Kuba
mid-19th century

Alto Recorder, Joseph Bradbury British, Wood, ivory, British — Alto Recorder
Joseph Bradbury
ca. 1700

Whistle, Wood, Kuba — Whistle
Kuba
ca. 1902

Tenor Recorder in C, Wood, ivory, brass, German — Tenor Recorder in C
German
18th century (?)

Whistle, Bobo Fing or Samo tribe Burkinabe, Wood, Burkinabe — Whistle
Bobo Fing or Samo tribe
late 19th century

Ocarina, Ceramic, Tairona People; Gayraca style — Ocarina
Tairona People; Gayraca style
1300–1500

Ocarina, Ceramic, Tairona People; La Aguja Style — Ocarina
Tairona People; La Aguja Style
1300–1500

Ocarina, Ceramic, Tairona People; La Aguja Style — Ocarina
Tairona People; La Aguja Style
1300–1500

Ocarina, Ceramic, Tairona People; Gayraca style — Ocarina
Tairona People; Gayraca style
1300–1500

Whistle, Wood, copper wire, Kuba, Ngend or Yaka people — Whistle
Kuba, Ngend or Yaka people
early 20th century

Duct Flute, Argillite, bone, Native American (Haida or Skidegate) — Duct Flute
Native American (Haida or Skidegate)
late 19th century

Flute, Ceramic, Tairona People; Gayraca style — Flute
Tairona People; Gayraca style
1300–1500

Ocarina, Ceramic, Tairona People; Gayraca style — Ocarina
Tairona People; Gayraca style
1300–1500

Pottery Whistle, Clay, Costa Rican — Pottery Whistle
Costa Rican
ca. 800–1525

Whistle, Wood, Mossi or Guronsi People — Whistle
Mossi or Guronsi People
19th century

Kasengosengo (whistle), Wood, Chokwe — Kasengosengo (whistle)
Chokwe
1950

Whistle, Ceramic, fiber, paint, Civa Sina — Whistle
Civa Sina
early to mid-20th century

Pod-Shaped Whistle, Ceramic, pigment, Peru; north or central coast (?) — Pod-Shaped Whistle
Peru; north or central coast (?)
300–1000 CE

Y-Shaped Whistle, Ceramic, pigment, Peruvian — Y-Shaped Whistle
Peruvian
300–1000 CE

Frog Whistle, Ceramic, Veracruz — Frog Whistle
Veracruz
7th–9th century