Willendorf Whistles

These whistles take the form of the Venus of Willendorf.

Handbuilt stoneware, each with unique glazes. The whistles fit neatly in the palm and can play 2 notes, using the hole in the belly button. (Each whistle is named after my grandmother and her three sisters.)

The Venus of Willendorf is an 11.1-centimetre-tall (4.4 in) Venus figurine estimated to have been made around 29,500 years ago.

Similar sculptures, first discovered in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, are traditionally referred to in archaeology as "Venus figurines", due to the widely held belief that depictions of nude women with exaggerated sexual features represented an early fertility deity, perhaps a mother goddess.

Catherine McCoid and LeRoy McDermott hypothesize that the figurines may have been created as self-portraits by women. This theory stems from the correlation of the proportions of the statues to how the proportions of women's bodies would seem if they were looking down at themselves, which would have been the only way to view their bodies during this period.

Ceramic orders are carefully packed and wrapped in recycled materials to ensure a safe delivery. Please note that this item is not dishwasher safe.