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

Provenance and sources

when
Postclassical
where
Mexico
Central highlands [Region]
who
Azteken

who
Carl Adolf Uhde (1792-02-02 - 1856-11-17) - Collectors

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