Seated Female Effigy Whistle

Artist Unknown

CulturePre-Columbian | Maya

Date700-900

MediumTerracotta

DimensionsOverall: 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm)

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.2672

Collections

Ancient American Art

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 105

DescriptionWhistle/figure. Seated female holding a tablet or loom. Crossed legs and jade earplugs. Two beads on chest. Bracelet on each arm. Wearing a cape and headdress. Buff terracotta with traces of Maya blue and ocher. Jaina style (island in Gulf), Campeche Coast, no. lowlands.

Published References_The Art of Ancient Maya_, Detroit Inst. Arts, 1959), as owned by D'Arcy Galleries, NYC, #54, ill.