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Frances Pratt (Frances Usui/Mrs. Bumpei Usui/Mrs. Christopher Ritter), Non-Indian, 1913-2003
Seller
Frances Pratt (Frances Usui/Mrs. Bumpei Usui/Mrs. Christopher Ritter), Non-Indian, 1913-2003
Object Name
Whistle figure of a woman
Media/Materials
Pottery, paint
Techniques
Modeled, painted, appliquéd
Dimensions
30.00 x 14.00 x 24.50 cm
Object Type
Music and Sound
Place
Nuevo Porvenir de Hidalgo (Dicha Tuerta); Tierra Blanca Municipality, Papaloapan Region; Veracruz State; Mexico
Date created
AD 250–900 (Classic period)
Collection History
Collection history unknown; acquired by artist and art dealer Frances Pratt (Mrs. Bumpei Usui/Mrs. Frances Ritter, 1913-2003) during travel in Mexico in the early 1950s; purchased by MAI from Frances Pratt in 1953.