The Peruvian Whistling Vessels

These vessels produce sounds by shaking or when a liquid is poured through them. This is achieved through a complex system of chambers and channels inside the vessel that act as resonators.

They may have served ritual and ceremonial purposes, possibly in connection with religious or spiritual practices.

Comparable whistling vessels also exist in other cultures and countries:

~ In present-day Iraq, vessels were made that produced sounds when liquids were poured out.

~ The pre-Columbian cultures of Mexico, such as the Aztecs and Maya, also created whistles and flutes from clay.

~ The “Askoi” are known in Greece and produced whistling sounds when liquid was poured through them.

~ In Chinese ceramic art, there are also examples of whistling vessels.