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Human effigy whistle
Remojades
Late Classic period
A.D. 600–900
Object Place: Veracruz, México
Medium/Technique
Earthenware: traces of white and cream pigment
Dimensions
17.14 x 12.38 x 6.03 cm (6 3/4 x 4 7/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Margret Craver Withers
Accession Number1993.745
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionWhistle modeled in the form of a standing human figure, perhaps female because of the short blouse, with arms outstretched and palms held outwards in a ritual gesture. The figure's headdress includes a chin strap, wide band around the forehead with two cylindrical embellishments at the temples, and a panache of feathers and other adornment topping the headdress. A hollow shaft attached to figurine's back is both the whistle and supports the figurine in a standing position.
ProvenanceBy 1972, acquired in Mexico or Guatemala by Margret Craver Withers (b. 1907 - d. 2010), Boston; 1993, gift of Margret Craver Withers to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 17, 1993)