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Title
Bufo marinus toad whistle.
Description
This very unique artifact was cast from a Mesoamerican toad, Bufo marinus. The toad produces a skin toxin which causes hallucinogenic visions and/or death. Archaeological excavations of middens and ceremonial burials of the Olmec culture in Southern Veracruz have yielded large numbers of toad skeletal remains.
Subject
[Whistles--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Olmec art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Olmecs--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
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Title
Bufo marinus toad whistle.
Description
This very unique artifact was cast from a Mesoamerican toad, Bufo marinus. The toad produces a skin toxin which causes hallucinogenic visions and/or death. Archaeological excavations of middens and ceremonial burials of the Olmec culture in Southern Veracruz have yielded large numbers of toad skeletal remains.
Subject
[Whistles--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Olmec art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Olmecs--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
Bufo marinus toad whistle.
Description
This very unique artifact was cast from a Mesoamerican toad, Bufo marinus. The toad produces a skin toxin which causes hallucinogenic visions and/or death. Archaeological excavations of middens and ceremonial burials of the Olmec culture in Southern Veracruz have yielded large numbers of toad skeletal remains.
Subject
[Whistles--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Olmec art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Olmecs--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
Bufo marinus toad whistle.
Description
This very unique artifact was cast from a Mesoamerican toad, Bufo marinus. The toad produces a skin toxin which causes hallucinogenic visions and/or death. Archaeological excavations of middens and ceremonial burials of the Olmec culture in Southern Veracruz have yielded large numbers of toad skeletal remains.
Subject
[Whistles--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Olmec art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Olmecs--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
Bufo marinus toad whistle.
Description
This very unique artifact was cast from a Mesoamerican toad, Bufo marinus. The toad produces a skin toxin which causes hallucinogenic visions and/or death. Archaeological excavations of middens and ceremonial burials of the Olmec culture in Southern Veracruz have yielded large numbers of toad skeletal remains.
Subject
[Whistles--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Olmec art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Olmecs--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
Bufo marinus toad whistle.
Description
This very unique artifact was cast from a Mesoamerican toad, Bufo marinus. The toad produces a skin toxin which causes hallucinogenic visions and/or death. Archaeological excavations of middens and ceremonial burials of the Olmec culture in Southern Veracruz have yielded large numbers of toad skeletal remains.
Subject
[Whistles--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Olmec art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Olmecs--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
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