Jaguar Whistling Jar ca. 500-900 Wari This recumbent ceramic feline, made by artists of Perus Wari culture in the second half of the first millennium, features a spout on the animals back and a handle (or "bridge") connecting it to the back of the creatures hollow head, near the opening for the whistle. When the bottle is partially filled with liquid and tilted forward, air is forced out and a sound is emitted. The feline was painted with polychrome slips (aqueous suspensions of clay particles with different pigments) to achieve a tan coat with black spots and a cream underbelly, with a maroon spout and bridge. The striped tail is painted on the creatures proper right side, and small paws are modeled under the chest, and one hind leg is modeled on the animals proper left side. The figure is highly burnished, that is, the moist clay was rubbed with a stone or other implement before firing, yielding a more reflective surface.The felines striped or ringed tail suggests that it may b