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Figurine Whistle of a Woman with a Backstrap Loom600–900 CE

Not on view
Small ceramic sculpture of a seated figure with a tall headdress, holding a flat rectangular object, earthenware clay with gray-green surface
Ceramic figural vessel, rear view, with rounded body in mottled brown and gray earthenware; narrow neck with hollow opening, incised collar detail, and small applied animal figure at the shoulder.
Ceramic figure of a seated person in profile, holding a flat rectangular object, with an elaborate headdress and traces of turquoise pigment; matte gray-brown surface with textured detailing.
Title
Figurine Whistle of a Woman with a Backstrap Loom
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Mexico, Isla de Jaina
Date Made
600–900 CE
Medium
Ceramic with post-fire pigment
Dimensions
7 1/4 x 3 5/8 x 5 5/8 in. (18.42 x 9.21 x 14.29 cm)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Accession Number
M.2010.115.16
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • O'Neil, Megan E. Forces of Nature: Ancient Maya Arts from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Beijing Shi: Wen wu chu ban she, 2018.
  • Blondet, José Luis. Six Scripts for Not I: Throwing Voices (1500 BCE-2020 CE). Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2020.