Advanced Search
Vessel whistle
Maya culture
A.D. 600–750
Object Place: Mexico, Jaina Island, Campeche
Medium/Technique
Earthenware
Dimensions
Height 14.8 cm, width 6.6 cm, diameter 4.9 cm (Height 5 13/16 in., width 2 5/8 in., diameter 1 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Helen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession Number1984.355
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionTraces of white and red slip paint, and blue pigment
ProvenanceBefore 1984, sold by a dealer, Northampton, Massachusetts, to Douglas Deihl, Northampton, Massachusetts; 1984, sold by Deihl to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 13, 1984)