whistle;
figurine
- Museum number
- Am1977,38.1
- Description
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Register 1977
Pottery whistle in the form of a figure with red painted designs on the front of the body. Small face and arm in relief on left hand side below headdress.
- Production date
- 300 - 1200
- Dimensions
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Height: 15.70 centimetres
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Width: 14 centimetres
- Curator's comments
-
Register 1977
Pottery whistle in the form of a figure with red painted designs on the front of the body. Small face and arm in relief on left hand side below headdress.
Mexico, Gulf Coast (Pre-Hispanic)
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McEwan 2009. p.36
Ceramic figurine of a woman in festival attire with a child. Classic Veracruz, Mexico, 4th-12th century AD
This woman is depicted with legs akimbo and outstretched arms. On her right shoulder appear the head, one arm and feet of a young child she is carrying on her back, probably wrapped in a shawl under her mantle. The woman's pose and rich attire, including an oval necklace pendat and elaborate feather headdress, suggest she may be a participant in a public event such as a festival. Her headdress and eyes have been daubed with black "chapopote", a blend of tar and rubber often applied to figurines dedicated to the earth deity. Her "quechquemitl" (woven mantle) and skirt are decorated with different motifs. The mantle is adorned with a pair of birds with outstretched wings, perhaps reffering to migrations marking critical moments in the seasonal cycle. The figurine also functions as a whistle.
- Location
- On display (G27/dc1)
- Acquisition date
- 1977
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Am1977,38.1
