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Pipe with Hummingbird1100–1400

Not on view
Terracotta ceremonial implement with axe-like base, flared funnel cup, small sculpted bird with blue pigment, and long tapering rod
Ceramic vessel in reddish-brown earthenware, elongated horizontal form with a long tapered spout at left, a small bird figure with traces of blue-green pigment at center, and a flared cup opening at right with a curved foot below.
Title
Pipe with Hummingbird
Culture
Mixtec-Puebla
Place Made
Mexico, Western Oaxaca or Puebla
Date Made
1100–1400
Medium
Ceramic with postfire application of Maya blue pigment
Dimensions
Height: 8 1/2 in. (21.59 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Art Museum Council in honor of the museum's twenty-fifth anniversary
Accession Number
M.90.168.30
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.