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Seated drummer effigy
Colima
Late Preclassic to Early Classic periods
300 B.C.–A.D. 300
Object Place: Colima, México
Medium/Technique
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 10.5 x 6.5 x 7.6 cm (4 1/8 x 2 9/16 x 3 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Margret Craver Withers
Accession Number1993.769
CollectionsAmericas, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionSolid-bodied effigy whistle depicting a seated drummer. His head is hollow and his pointed cap forms the whistle's mouthpiece. The sounding hole is located at the back of his head.
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)