Pre-Columbian Colima Palanquin Whistle with Four Bearers Examples of this type are

Examples of this type are held in major museum collections worldwide and are regarded as some of the most iconic and desirable forms of early human representation

depicting a standing female figure with hands resting upon the abdomen

A club appears in the outer left field

Struck in billon

The figure’s arms rest naturally alongside the body while the legs extend forward from the bench

Pre-Columbian Colima Palanquin Whistle with Four Bearers Examples of this type arePre Columbian Colima Palanquin Whistle with Four Bearers, West Mexico, ca. 100 BCE 250 CE. A finely modeled Colima pottery whistle depicting a seated dignitary carried in a palanquin by four attendants, rendered in a dynamic and architecturally composed form. The central figure is seated within a circular, throne like enclosure surmounted by a crest, while the four bearers below support the platform, each shown in animated, forward leaning postures