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Dancer-musician Figural Whistle

Maya Culture, Guatemala, Highlands600-800

Gardiner Museum

Gardiner Museum
Toronto, Canada

Maya dancer-musician flute figure, Late Classic period, playing a flattened drum held against his left shoulder. He is wearing loin-cloth with incised sash, leg bands, rope work necklace with ferocious avial projecting across his shoulder, and crested and plumed headdress. There are remains of blue and red pigment.

Details

  • Title: Dancer-musician Figural Whistle
  • Creator: Maya Culture, Guatemala, Highlands
  • Date Created: 600-800
  • Physical Dimensions: Overall: 21 x 12.2 x 5.2 cm (8 1/4 x 4 13/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
  • Medium: Earthenware, red pigment, black pigment, "Maya blue" pigment, and hand-built.

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