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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)

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Cataloguing data

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

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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