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Figurine Whistle of Dwarf Wearing Feline Mask600–900 CE

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Small hand-modeled ceramic figure of a seated human form with raised hands, open mouth, large angular headdress, and traces of blue and red pigment
Ceramic figurine of a kneeling figure wearing a tall headdress, hands raised to the chest, with traces of turquoise-blue pigment on a pale buff clay surface.
Ceramic figure of a seated person with hands raised to the chest, wearing a tall headdress and decorated belt with remnants of turquoise-blue pigment; buff-gray clay with traces of orange and blue paint.
Title
Figurine Whistle of Dwarf Wearing Feline Mask
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Northern Guatemala or Southeastern Mexico
Date Made
600–900 CE
Medium
Ceramic with post-fire pigment
Dimensions
6 1/2 × 2 13/16 × 2 3/8 in. (16.51 × 7.11 × 6 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.476
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Magaloni, Diana, Davide Domenici, and Alyce de Carteret. We Live in Painting: the Nature of Color in Mesoamerican Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2024.