Female effigy rattle and whistle
A.D. 600–900
Object PlaceVeracruz, México
Medium/TechniqueEarthenware: dark red slip paint and asphalt (bitumen) paint
DimensionsOverall: 21.6 x 13.3 x 6.7 cm (8 1/2 x 5 1/4 x 2 5/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Margret Craver Withers
Accession number1993.746
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMusical instruments
Collections
ProvenanceMargret Craver Withers collection (acquired in Mexico and Guatemala) by 1972; to MFA, November 1993, gift of Margret Craver Withers.
A.D. 400–700
A.D. 600–860
A.D. 450–650
A.D. 500–900
A.D. 600–750
20th century
A.D. 700–900
A.D. 350–900
800–1400 CE
A.D. 500–1550
A.D. 400–500
A.D. 300–700