Female Figure Effigy Whistle

CultureMaya
Titles
  • Female Figure Effigy Whistle
Date700–900 AD
Possible placeGuatemala, Mesoamerica
Possible placeMexico, Mesoamerica
MediumEarthenware with traces of pigment
Dimensions7 1/2 × 2 15/16 × 3 in. (19.1 × 7.5 × 7.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Frank Carroll
Object number2016.107
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
205M Wiess Gallery
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Provenance[Edward H. Merrin Gallery, Inc., New York, 1968–1987]; [Merrin Gallery, Inc., New York, 1987–1995]; purchased by Frank Carroll, Houston, October 2, 1995; gift to The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, 2016
Exhibition HistoryThe Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, on loan, January 28, 2004–August 17, 2009.

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