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Whistle

Object Number:60-14-42
Current Location: Collections Storage
Provenience: Mexico (Central America)
Veracruz (Mexico)
Cerro de las Mesas
Culture Area: Central American
Period: Classic
Postclassic
Date Made: 1960
Early Date: 1960
Late Date: 1960
Section:American
Materials:Ceramic
Height: 8.7 cm
Width: 4.2 cm
Thickness: 0.6 cm
Credit Line:Museum Purchase, 1960

Description

Gritty paste. Mold made in deep, open mold (?) Painted in white and black. Human figure depicted. Facial treatment, detailed and modeled. Clothing and ornaments also depicted in detail. Basic whistle form like Drucker's Type VI figurines.

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