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Whistle in the Form of a Woman500–800 CE

Not on view
Small pre-Columbian ceramic figurine with a dome-shaped head, crosshatched body decoration, and traces of turquoise pigment on a beaded necklace and base

Unknown, Whistle in the Form of a Woman, 500–800 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Whistle in the Form of a Woman
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Mexico or Guatemala
Date Made
500–800 CE
Medium
Ceramic with postfire-applied blue pigment
Dimensions
6 3/4 × 3 × 3 in. (17.15 × 7.62 × 7.62 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing
Accession Number
AC1996.146.44
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography

  • Selections from the Pre-Columbian Collection of Constance McCormick Fearing. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1967.