All pottery figures, two stand wearing large arch type headdresses, whistle incorporated on reverses. Both holding a ball in their raised right hands. One has some loss to whistle mouth piece, otherwise intact. Together with a standing figure, arms held to side. Finally, a seated figure having a feline face with fanged mouth. All have some remaining multi color surface pigment. Three with custom bases. Jama-Coaque refers to a culture in the northern territory of the Manabi province Ecuador in the region of the central coastal area of Ecuador from approximately 500 BCE through 500 AD.

The small mold-made whistle figurine here is characteristic of the culture as the human form was commonly portrayed in both figurines and on vessels. Seen here is a seated figure, with incised detail around a headdress which surrounds the head completely. There is additional incised detail above the hands, indicating cuffs of a robe. The face features heavy-lidded eyes and a worn face suggesting an elderly person. The headdress, robe and the advanced age of the figure are indications the representation of a priest or shaman. Furthermore, although the front of the figure is a human form, the back features a long tail, curling at the end, most likely representing a monkey. Monkeys were considered deities, and they were often anthropomorphized with the figure of a priest or shaman and used for ritual or ceremonial purposes.