Pre-Columbian Colima Palanquin Whistle with Four Bearers A club appears in the

A club appears in the outer left field

depicting a standing male positioned at the prow

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

The mouth is slightly open

or Asia Minor coinage

Pre-Columbian Colima Palanquin Whistle with Four Bearers A club appears in thePre 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