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Whistle in the Shape of a Man Wearing a Bird Costume

Whistle in the Shape of a Man Wearing a Bird Costume

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Whistle in the Shape of a Man Wearing a Bird Costume
Artist
CultureMaya
Titles
  • Whistle in the Shape of a Man Wearing a Bird Costume
Date600–900 AD
Possible placeMexico
Possible placeGuatemala
MediumMolded and incised earthenware with traces of pigment
Dimensions6 3/16 × 5 1/2 × 3 1/4 in. (15.7 × 14 × 8.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Frank Carroll
Object number2016.279
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
205M Wiess Gallery
Exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas
Object Type
ProvenancePrivate collection, Florida, by early 1970s–2001; Sam Merrin, New York, 2001–2007; Sold through [Merrin Gallery, New York]; purchased by Frank Carroll, Houston, November 8, 2007; given to MFAH, 2016.
Exhibition History“Living with the Gods: Art, Beliefs, and Peoples,” October 27, 2024–January 20, 2025, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, on loan, November 14, 2006–August 26, 2014; April 29, 2015–December 12, 2016, when accessioned as gift.
Published References - Justin Kerr, A Pre-Columbian Portfolio: An Archive of Photographs Created by Justin Kerr, www.mayavase.com, photographed August 13, 2006, uploaded April 27, 2008, no. 9052A-D.

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Unknown Central and South American