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Collections

Dwarf Figurine Whistle600–800 CE

Not on view
Small pre-Columbian ceramic figure of a seated human wearing a large bird headdress, with disk ear ornaments and rough ochre surface
Title
Dwarf Figurine Whistle
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Mexico, Yucatan Peninsula, Campeche, probably Jaina Island
Date Made
600–800 CE
Medium
Ceramic with red and white pigment
Dimensions
3 1/2 × 2 × 2 in. (8.89 × 5.08 × 5.08 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing
Accession Number
AC1992.134.21
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Blondet, José Luis. Six Scripts for Not I: Throwing Voices (1500 BCE-2020 CE). Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2020.