Panpipes
Object Number: | 60-14-75 |
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Current Location: | Collections Storage |
Culture: | Maya |
Provenience: | Mexico (Central America) Veracruz (Mexico) Cerro de las Mesas |
Culture Area: | Central American |
Section: | American |
Materials: | Ceramic |
Length: | 21.3 cm |
Width: | 10.4 cm |
Thickness: | 0.3 cm |
Outside Diameter: | 3.6 cm |
Credit Line: | Museum Purchase, 1960 |
Description
mold made? unpainted but pipes are polished, the three pipes are cylindrical tubes with flat distal ends having one hole in center, graduated in size, shortest has three holes on top two on bottom, middle two holes on top, longest one hole on top and broken distal end, proximal ends are closed but joined at upper surface inn mouthpiece, mold made[?] human head with animal headdress appliqued to upper surface of mouthpiece
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