The name of this item is missing in its original language. If you know the name or have any comments, please use the form to get in touch with the institution that provided the data.
Clay figure

Colour: 7.5 YR 6/4, light brown. Production technique: Moulded model, appliqués. Function: Rattle Pose: Standing, left hand on belly. The right hand, holding a bird, goes to the mouth. It looks as if the bird is pecking from the lower lip or from the mouth. Clothing: Shoulder cape, long at the back, long breast flap at the front. Jewellery: Ear discs. Single-row pearl necklace. Pearl bracelets, four rows. Necklace of large pearls. Remarks: Ear and neck jewellery are appliqués. The hands are claw-like, the face with its wrinkles gives the impression of an elderly person. Something is broken off on the right side of the head. One hole in the base, two holes in the back. Provenance: Boxob (Sambale 2003)

This content was machine-translated
Data Provider
Ethnologisches Museum
Show only fields containing data

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Maya
Object type
Clay figure
Dimensions
Objektmaß: 13,3 x 7,5 x 4,9 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 4870

Provenance and sources

where
Mexico
Yucatán [Region]
who
Maya

who
Florentino Jimeno - Collectors

Information about the record

Legal status metadata
This content was machine-translated
2.1.1 / 7.1.1