Flute with Woman and Shaman dressed as Feathered Reptile

CultureClassic Veracruz
Titles
  • Flute with Woman and Shaman dressed as Feathered Reptile
Date600–900 AD
PlaceMexico
MediumEarthenware with traces of paint
Dimensions5 × 7 7/8 × 11 1/2 in. (12.7 × 20.1 × 29.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Frank Carroll
Object number2015.291
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
205M Wiess Gallery
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ProvenanceRobert Huber and Marianne Huber, Dixon, IL, 1960s–2008; sold through [Huber Primitive Art, Dixon, IL]; purchased by Frank Carroll, Houston, May 22, 2008–2015; given to MFAH, 2015.
Exhibition HistoryThe Lind Gallery, Rockford, Illinois, 1971.

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, on loan, May 11, 2005–August 26, 2014; March 27, 2015–December 14, 2015, when accessioned as gift.

“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Label on bottom: 179
Label on bottom: HC / 3

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front of object
1100–1450 AD
Bone inlaid with shell
2010.404
front of object
1100–1450 AD
Bone, shell inlay
2010.403
front of object
1100–1450 AD
Bone inlaid with shell
2010.402
Flute
1900-1933
Wood, leather, threads
44.473
front of object
1100–1450 AD
Wood, hide, and paint
2010.401
Flute
1850–1970
Bamboo
91.1547
Slit Drum (Atingting kon)
Chief Tofor
1960–1970
Wood, paint
91.48.A
Drum and Drumstick
unknown
Painted wood, leather, cotton
88.164.A,.B
Panpipes
c. 1700-1900
Silver
2001.1175
Rasps or Rhythm Sticks
1920–1940
Painted wood
44.474.1,.2
Pair of Music Sticks
1920–1940
Painted wood
44.476.1,.2