Whistle in the Shape of a Bird

veracruzArts of the Americasclassic veracruzmesoamericanmusical instrumentamerican decorative arts

Date

c. 800 CE

Medium

Earthenware

Dimensions

5.4 × 4.6 × 4.6 cm (2 3/16 × 1 13/16 × 1 13/16 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Gift of Ethel and Julian Goldsmith

Also notable

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Ballplayer Figurine

Huaxtec Pánuco River Valley, northern Veracruz, Mexico

Ceremonial Ballgame Yoke

Totonac El Tajín and vicinity, northern Veracruz, Mexico