Photo of DCM 0547: Anonymous Whistle - Public domain dedication

According to Betty Austin Hensley, whistle has no flue, must insert top of head in mouth to blow.
Instrument type: Whistle
Medium: Terracotta, in form of seated monkey.; 4.6 cm. (height)
Key Holes System: 3 holes on back of instrument.
Mark Maximum: No mark.
Provenance: N. E. Carter, Elkhorn, Wisconsin, 29 Dec. 1925.

The Dayton C. Miller collection in the Library of Congress, contains nearly 1,700 flutes and other wind instruments, statuary, iconography, books, music, trade catalogs, tutors, patents, and other materials mostly related to the flute. It includes both Western and non-Western examples of flutes from around the world, with at least 460 European and American instrument makers represented. Items in the collection date from the 16th to the 20th century.