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
Non exposé
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Department
Art of the Indigenous AmericasObject Type
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.
"The Magical Flute: Beauty, Enchantment, and Power," Musical Instrument Museum, Phoenix, AZ, November 7, 2025–September 13, 2026.
Published References Eddie Chia-Hao Hsu, et. al, The Magical Flute: Beauty, Enchantment, and Power (Phoenix: Musical Instrument Museum, 2025), 28. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Label on bottom: 179
Label on bottom: HC / 3
Label on bottom: HC / 3
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Unknown Central and South American
1100–1450 AD
Bone, shell inlay
2010.403
Unknown Central and South American
1100–1450 AD
Wood, hide, and paint
2010.401
Unknown Central and South American
300–900 AD
Earthenware with traces of polychrome pigment
98.117
Unknown Central and South American
600–900 AD
Earthenware with slip and traces of polychrome pigment
2007.1185
Unknown Central and South American
600–900 AD
Earthenware with traces of polychrome paint
2015.293.2