Twenty-eight (28) Ecuadorean Pre-Columbian animal effigy grey and buff wear pottery figurines and pipes or whistles, including a dog vessel with open mouth and flared snout (6 1/2" H x 6" W x 6 1/2" D), dog figurine with protruding eyes and curled tail (2 1/2" H x 2 1/2" W x 3" D), flat bird figurine fragment with incised, concentric circles (4 1/8" H X 2 3/4" W x 4" D), alligator figurine with textured body and wide open mouth (1 5/8" H x 3" W x 4 3/4" D), seated animal pipe or whistle with paws at its muzzle (3 1/2" H x 2 1/8" W x 3 1/4" D), feline head fragment with snarling features (2" H x 2 3/8" W x 2 1/2" D), fragment with incised wing and circular designs, cylindrical knob to back (2 1/2" H x 3 7/8" W x 2 1/4" D), animal head fragment with protruding features (2 3/4" H x 2" W x 2 3/4" D), frog like animal vessel with headdress, round eyes, and large oblong mouth (3 3/4" H x 3 3/4" W x 2 3/8" D), standing bear like figurine with right arm extended (2 7/8" H x 2 1/4" 1 1/2" D), bird figurine with folded wings, two holes above beak (2" H x 1 1/2" W x 2 1/4" D), dog figurine with bat ears, snarling face, and lolling tongue (3" H x 2 1/4" W x 1 1/2" D), dog pipe or whistle with large ear, snarling face, and lolling tongue (3 1/2" H x 2 1/4" W x 2 3/4" D), monkey figurine wearing a headdress, phallus, and an extended tail, holes at the top of the head and back of the neck (2 3/4" H x 2" W x 2" D), hollow standing feline figurine with snarling face, lolling tongue, round stomach, and emphasized phallus (3 1/2" H x 2" W x 1 7/8" D), hollow animal head with rounded ears round eyes, protruding nose, and bared teeth (3" H x 4" W x 3 1/2" D), fish shaped grater plate (3/4" H x 3 1/2" W x 7 3/4" D), animal figurine with flat face, round incised eyes, and curled tail (3 1/4" H x 2 1/8" W x 2 1/2" D), dog pipe or whistle with pointed ears and elongated muzzle (2 7/8" H x 1 7/8" W x 5" D), ape like hollow face fragment with round eyes and protruding face (3" H x 2 5/8" W x 3" D), dog figurine with oval body and eyes, one hole to nose, and open mouth (1 3/4" H x 1 3/4" W x 2 5/8" D), flat owl figurine fragment with headdress, round features, and large feet (3 3/8" H x 2 1/2" W x 1 1/4" D), fish shaped grater plate (4 1/2" H x 2 3/4" W x 3/4" D), hollow wolf head with stylized geometric definition to eyes, nose, and mouth (1 1/8" H x 2" W x 2 1/2" D), animal pipe or whistle with rounded features, lolling tongue, and elongated tail (3" H x 2 1/8" W x 3 3/8" D), flat bat figurine with extended wings, headdress, and rounded features (5" H x 4 3/8" W x 1 1/4" D), hollow animal head fragment with incised eyes and nasal ridge, rounded nose with two holes, one hole to top of head (1 1/4" H x 1 1/8" W x 1 3/4" D), and an alligator figurine with rounded features, textured spine, and a fin like tail (1" H x 1 1/2" W x 4 3/8" D). All items labeled with museum accession numbers. Provenance: Property of the Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, TN. CONDITION: Majority of items in fragmentary condition with areas of loss, hairlines, areas of repair, firing flaws, etc. All items labeled with museum accession numbers, some faded.