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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
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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