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Player of a ceramic drum

IV Ca 363 Musician figurine (player of a ceramic drum). Height 7.2 cm. Light-coloured body. Late Postclassic (ca. 1350-5121 AD). Origin High Valley of Mexico. Uhde Collection. The drummer depicts the deity of music Xochipilli ("flower prince") and holds the bulbous ceramic drum, beaten with the palms of his hands, between his knees. Wears the headdress of Xochipilli, possibly representing a bird's feather comb stylised into a "helmet". (Adje Both, 2004)

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Azteken
Object type
Clay figure
Dimensions
Height: 7,2 cm
Depth: 2,16 cm
Width: 3,46 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 363

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    Postclassical
    where
    Mexico
    Central highlands
    who
    Azteken
  • Collecting
    who
    Carl Adolf Uhde (1792-02-02 - 1856-11-17) - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    American Archaeology

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Legal status metadata
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