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Clay figure

Colour: 10 YR 3/1, grey-black; 5 YR 7/6, reddish yellow (clay). Production technique: Press mould Function: Whistle, rattle. Type: F Pose: Standing, left hand on stomach, right arm on body, right hand on hip belt. Clothing: Headdress consisting of two rows of feathers? fur? Belt with apron in the centre. Jewellery: Single-row pearl necklace with spaced pearl pendants. Remarks: Unusual black colour. (Sambale 2003)

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Maya
Object type
Clay figure
Dimensions
Height: 10 cm
Depth: 4,4 cm
Width: 4,7 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 4805

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Mexico
    Yucatán
    who
    Maya
  • Collecting
    who
    Florentino Jimeno - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    American Archaeology

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