New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Tripodal Effigy Whistle/Owl

Artist Unknown

CultureMexican | Maya | Pre-Columbian

Date700-900

MediumClay

DimensionsOverall: 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of Jack Tanzer

Object number80.243.1

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 115-2 - Wonderstudio

DescriptionTripodal whistle in the form of an owl; blue pigment on buff clay.

Exhibition History"Large or Small, Bronze or Wood, Painted or Plain: Problems and Solutions in Sculpture", The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA, July 9, 1981 - September 13, 1981.