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Collections

Whistle of Figure Seated on Zoomorphic Throne900–1600

On view:
Geffen Galleries, Ancestral Ceramics from Panama and Colombia
Small stone sculpture of a seated frontal figure with elaborate headdress, flanked by two outward-facing animal heads, covered overall in incised geometric patterns
Ceramic figural sculpture, tan-brown earthenware, depicting a elaborately dressed figure seated atop a rounded animal form with a bird-like head. Surface covered in dense incised geometric and curvilinear patterns throughout. The figure wears a large headdress with curved elements. Small perforations visible on the lower body.
Carved stone figure of a human form seated atop a bird-like creature, densely covered in incised geometric and figural patterns, with an elaborate headdress at top; tan-gray stone with small perforations visible on the body.
Small ceramic effigy vessel with a rounded body, outstretched arms ending in claw-like hands, three rectangular perforations across the chest, and a flat headdress with two upright projections; unglazed buff-gray clay surface with traces of wear.
Title
Whistle of Figure Seated on Zoomorphic Throne
Culture
Tairona
Place Made
Colombia, Tairona
Date Made
900–1600
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
4 × 3 3/4 × 1 in. (10.16 × 9.53 × 2.54 cm)
Credit Line
The Muñoz Kramer Collection, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost and Stephen and Claudia Muñoz-Kramer
Accession Number
M.2007.146.469
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas