Whistle figure of a woman
Usage Conditions Apply
- Culture/People
- probably Veracruz/Gulf Coast (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Previous owner
- 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.
- Catalog Number
- 22/2310
- Barcode
- 222310.000
- See related items
- Veracruz/Gulf Coast (archaeological culture)
- Music and Sound
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Contact Us
- Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement