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Whistle in the Form of Figure with Masked Face600–800 CE

Not on view
Ceramic pre-Columbian standing figure with oversized disk-like face, bird headdress, and carved geometric garment, pale slip on face contrasting with tan-gray body

Unknown, Whistle in the Form of Figure with Masked Face, 600–800 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing

Title
Whistle in the Form of Figure with Masked Face
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Mexico
Date Made
600–800 CE
Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
LE Inventory: 9 9/16 × 6 5/16 × 24 13/16 in. (24.3 × 16 × 63 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing
Accession Number
AC1992.134.23
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.

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