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Standing male effigy whistle
Maya
Late Classic Period
A.D. 600–750
Object Place: Campeche, Mexico, Jaina Island area
Medium/Technique
Earthenware: traces of red, blue and white post-fire pigment
Dimensions
25.2 x 7.4 x 4.2 cm (9 15/16 x 2 15/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of John Dolliver MacDonald
Accession Number1972.948
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CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsFigurines
DescriptionStanding male figure with arms crossed on chest. He wears a long hip cloth, adorned with "Maya Blue" pigment, wrapped over a long loincloth. His elaborate headdress is painted white, and his face is painted red. His step-cut hair falls over his ears. The figurine is also a whistle, the blow hole found on the figure's right shoulder.
Provenance1972, gift of John Dolliver MacDonald, Cambridge, MA to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 11, 1972)