223https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullMacaw effigy bottle with stirrup spout1000-1470[Chimú artist(s)]Burnished earthenwareBurnished earthenware Chimú vessel with stirrup spout in shape of a bird.Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/2736/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullStanding male figure1200-1521[Huastec artist(s)]Volcanic StoneHolding hands to his stomach closely set sunken eyes and mouth, wearing ornaments, and slightly raised ridged head ornament.Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/339/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullNecklace (206 beads)800-1500Tumbaga (gold and copper alloy) and cotton206 lightweight beads made from cold-hammered sheet tumbaga, strung on thick cotton.Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/340/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullZoomorphic pendant800-1500[Chiriquí artist(s)]Tumbaga (gold and copper alloy)This pendant has raised arms and clenched hands with slightly bent legs, a large head and bulging circular and ridged eyes. It is wearing a head band with side scrolls and the back has a suspension loop.Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/341/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullPottery Jar (Olla)1320-1400Light brown paste covered with an orange slip with black and traces of white outlined geometric design.Bidahochi style polychrome. This style is from the Northeastern part of Arizona.Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/6340/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullBlack on white bowl950-1300[Pueblo artist(s)]Earthenware with black and white slip; Grey paste with black carbon pigment Mesa Verde black on white bowl or Escavada black on white bowl. The most interesting feature about this bowl is that it was repaired in the past as seen by the 2 small holes that were drilled at the rim. This early repair must have meant that there was some significance to the item.Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/6063/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullCoiled jug950-1200[Pueblo artist(s)]Earthenware with slip, coiledTularosa black on white jug. This jar shows very clearly how a vessel was made using a coiling technique.Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/6064/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullBlack and White Bowl1050-1150White paste well-polished bowl (unslipped) decorated with black pigments organized into a series of rectilinear patterns.This is an excellent example of a bowl with a uniquely decorated surface. This type of ceramics is found on northeastern Arizona.Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/6341/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullFish Effigy Vessel1150-1450Light brown paste with burnished orange slip and decorated with red and black pigments.This complete vessel is typical among the polychromes found in the Casas Grandes tradition. The reason why it is not defined to a particular style is that it fuses characteristics of each of these traditions. Similar Casas Grandes culture pieces are found in Mexico in the state of Chihuahua.Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/6342/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullStanding Female Figure1100-800 BCE[Tlatilco artist(s)]Earthenware, white slip, and hand built.Standing female figure, Formative period, with short arms held to the sides, pierced eyes and mouth, brows arching in v-shape, with short hair, burnished.Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/531/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullStanding Male Figure1100-800 BCE[Tlatilco artist(s)]Earthenware, white slip, ochre pigment, and hand-built.Standing male figure, Formative period, holding hands to waist, and wearing a loincloth and scalloped head ornament with chin strap.Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/532/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullStanding Female Figure1100-800 BCE[Tlatilco artist(s)]Earthenware, red slip, ochre pigment, burnishing, and hand-built.Tlatilco standing female figure, Formative period, with rounded thighs, diminutive arms stretched to the sides, large head with slightly sunken mouth and eyes, pierced pupils, domed and incised coiffure, and painted overall in reddish-brown.Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/533/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullStanding Female Figure1100-800 BCEEarthenware, red slip, and hand built.Standing female figure, Formative period.Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/534/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullXochipala Style Female Figure1500-1200 BCE[Olmec artist(s)]Red earthenware, ochre pigment, and hand-built.Xochilapa style standing female figure from Guerrero, Formative period, with arms held close to her sides. Female figure has large recessed lozenge eyes and mouth. The figure is wearing a headdress with geometric incising and a flattened forehead pellet, as well as a collar and waist-band. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/535/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullXochipala Style Female Figure1500-1200 BCE[Olmec artist(s)]Red earthenware, calcareous incrustations, and hand-built.Xochilapa style female figure, Formative period, with bent arms held near her waist. Female figure has deeply incised eyes and mouth, striated centrally-parted coiffure with projecting bow, as well as various decorations worn on her body. The pigment on the figure remains. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/536/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullTlapacoya-type Female Figure800 BCE-200 CE[Olmec artist(s)]Earthenware, ochre pigment, black pigment, and hand-built.Tlapacoya-type female figure, Middle Formative period, holding left hand to her swollen abdomen, and with incised hair and facial features. Polish greyware with traces of red pigment. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/537/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/full'Baby-face' figure1100-800 BCE[Olmec artist(s)]Earthenware with pigmentHollow figure of a seated baby, Formative period, with hands held on thighs of the wide spread outward turned legs. The head is thrust slightly forward, open mouth, incised teeth, and recessed eyes and pupils. The domed head has geometric incisions. The body is painted in buff with remaining orange pigment, and the face is white and the hair in red and black. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/538/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/full'Baby-face' Figure1100-800 BCE[Olmec artist(s)]Earthenware, white slip, pigment, burnishing, and hand-built.Large hollow Olmec seated baby, Formative period, with hands held to the thighs of the wide spread legs with outward turned feet, arms fragmentary and leaning slightly forward. Figure has a parted mouth and incised teeth, as well as perforated pupils, earlobes, stomach, and domed coiffure. It is painted greyish-buff with areas of red pigment. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/539/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/full"Baby-face" figure1100-800 BCE[Olmec artist(s)]Earthenware with pigmentTlapacoya hollow seated figure, Formative period, holding left hand at the waist and spread legs. Figure has a domed head with central forelock, and perforated pupils. Traces of pigment decoration remain. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/540/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullSmall 'baby-face' figure1200-900 BCE[Olmec artist(s)]Earthenware with slip and pigmentLas Bocas or Veracruz style small solid figure, Formative period, with one arm resting on the thighs of wide spread legs with outward turned feet. Traces of red pigment still remain and is a tomb figure.Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/439/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullStanding Small Figure1200-900 BCE[Olmec artist(s)]Earthenware, white slip, red pigment, white pigments, and hand-built.Las Bocas style small solid figure, Middle Formative period, with arms held close to the sides, fists clenched, parted lips, incised eyes and long ears. Painted cream with areas of red pigment. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/440/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullSmall Seated Male Figure200-500 CE[Zacatecas artist(s)]Earthenware, ochre slip, pigment, and hand-built.Zacatecas seated male figure, Late Formative period, his hands on his raised knees with two horns on top of his hollow head. Figure decorated with dark red, black and white with geometric pattern on a buff ground. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/441/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullTwo Figures; A Dancer and a Drummer200-500 CE[Zacatecas artist(s)]Earthenware, pigment, burnishing, and hand-built.Zacatecas style seated figures, a dancer and a drummer, from the Late Formative period. The pregnant female figure has her legs extended forward and hands placed to her waist. The male figure has a drum held between his raised knees, with horned projections from the sides of his head. Both figures have pierced eyes and mouths, and painted a deep brownish-orange and ochre, with areas of black linear decoration. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/442/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullZacatecas Female Figure200-500 CE[Zacatecas artist(s)]Earthenware, ochre slip, burnishing, and hand-built.Zacatecas seated female figure, Late Formative period, holding thin arms below her breasts and at the sides of her body. Figure has heavy thighs and small feet. Facial features are ridged and perforated, with suspended ear and nose ornaments. Painted in ochre and deep brownish-orange with areas of black geometric patterns. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/443/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullIncense burner400-750[Teotihuacan artist(s)]Earthenware with pigment and micaTeotihuacan covered censer, Classic period, with waisted cylindrical base surmounted by a conical lid supporting the rectangular framework of a shrine or temple façade (?), with a mask in the doorway. Incense burner has lozenge-shaped mica-inlaid eyes, flanged nose ornament, circular earrings, and massive crested headdress, with applied birds' heads. There are medallions and bow-shaped ornaments overall. Painted areas of red, ochre, blue, green and white pigment remain. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/444/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullCovered Censer with Butterfly-masked Warrior Lid450-650[Teotihuacan artist(s)]Earthenware with pigmentTeotihuacan covered censer, Classic period, has a waisted cylindrical base with applied central knopped ornaments. The base is surmounted by a conical lid with the figure of the Butterfly God within a canoe, which has flattened outspread wings, pierced lozenge eyes, flanged nose ornament, and wearing massive headdress. Censer is decorated with twisted handles at the sides, and applied flowers and shells overall. Traces of red, ochre, green and white pigment remain. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/445/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullArticulated Human Figure150-300[Teotihuacan artist(s)]Earthenware, ochre pigment, and hand-built.Teotihuacan articulated male figure, Early Classic period, with large head, deeply incised eyes, wearing rosette ear ornaments and wrist-bands. The limbs are attached to the body by leather thongs and bone lozenges. Painted in buff with traces of ochre. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/446/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullPair of Standing Female Figures300 BCE - 100 CE[Chupícuaro artist(s)]Earthenware, white slip, red pigment, black pigment, burnishing, and hand-built.Chupícuaro standing nude female figures, Late Formative Period, hollowware with black and white designs. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/447/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullStanding Female Figure300 BCE - 100 CE[Chupícuaro artist(s)]Earthenware, red pigment, white pigment, and hand-built.Chupícuaro standing female figure, Late Formative period, with large headdress and traces of white pigment.Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/448/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullStanding Female Figure300 BCE - 100 CE[Chupícuaro artist(s)]Earthenware, white pigment, and hand-built.Chupícuaro standing female figure, Late Formative period, with short arms and a large head. The figure is adorned with large earrings and a necklace. There are traces of white pigment.Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/449/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullStanding Female Figure300 BCE - 100 CE[Chupícuaro artist(s)]Earthenware, red pigment, white pigment, and hand-built.Chupícuaro standing female figure, Late Formative Period, with hands placed on the abdomen, applied eyes, wearing an incised coiffure, hair ornaments, and beaded necklaces. Figure has traces of red and white pigment. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/450/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullPair of Standing Female Figures300 BCE - 100 CE[Chupícuaro artist(s)]Earthenware, red pigment, white pigment, and hand-built.Chupícuaro standing female figures, Late Formative Period, holding hands to their stomachs, wearing jewelry and incised bands over their centrally-parted striated coiffures. Figures are painted in buff with their faces and hair in red with areas of white pigment. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/451/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullFigural Vessel300 BCE - 300 CE[Colima artist(s)]Red earthenware, red slip, burnishing, and hand-built.Colima seated female figure vessel, Late Formative period, with rotund body, holding short arms at her sides. Figure has closely-set pellet and slit eyes, wearing pendant necklace and shoulder decoration. There is a flaring spout from the top of her head, and is painted a pale brownish-orange with areas of white pigment remaining. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/336/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullFigure of a warrior with sling300 BCE - 300 CE[Colima artist(s)]Earthenware with pigmentColima figure of a warrior, Late Formative period, with pectoral holding an object believed to be a sling, and is wearing a headdress with a chin strap. Figure is burnished red with an orange slip. There is also engraved designs and extensive traces of painted motifs. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/337/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullFigural Group with Temple Scene300 BCE - 300 CE[Colima or Nayarit artist(s)]Earthenware, slip, and hand-built.Colima figure with temple scene, Late Formative period, with raised platform reached by a staircase on both sides. A seated figure with crossed arms and a dog, and there is another staircase leading to a lintel with a sacrificed victim placed between two turrets above. Figure painted in black pigment. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/338/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullFigure of a seated person with spinal curvature300 BCE - 300 CE[Colima artist(s)]Earthenware with slip and pigmentColima seated person with spinal curvature, Late Formative period, leaning forward with hands placed on outward-turned knees. There is a large opening at the back, round face with parted lips, pierced eyes and ears, and incised conjoined brows. It is painted brownish-orange pigment. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/509/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullShark-shaped vessel300 BCE - 300 CE[Colima artist(s)]Earthenware, slip, burnishing, and hand-built.Colima shark-shaped vessel, Late Formative period, with open mouth and bared teeth. The eyes are incised, and the tail is striated. There are side and dorsal fins with a spout emerging from the side. The vessel is painted in brown pigment. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/510/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullJar with Relief-moulded Mask300 BCE - 300 CE[Colima or Jalisco artist(s)]Red earthenware, pigment, burnishing, and hand-built.Colima jar with relief-molded mask, Late Formative period, with a round face and high cheekbones, a domed forehead and small mouth. The ridged rims encircle the protruding eyes, and the jar is wearing a turban tied in front. There is a spout with a wide lip emerging from the top of the head. The jar is painted in reddish-brown and pale orange pigments. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/511/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullDuck-shaped Vessel300 BCE - 300 CE[Colima artist(s)]Earthenware, red slip, ochre slip, burnishing, and hand-built.Colima double duck-shaped vessel, Late Formative period, with conjoined rounded bodies, crested heads, incised pupils, and flattened lug tails. The vessel is painted in light brown and reddish-brown pigments. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/512/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullFigural Pedestal Dish300 BCE - 300 CE[Colima or Jalisco artist(s)]Earthenware with pigmentColima pedestal dish figure, Late Formative period, with wide open mouth, closely-set eyes, and is carrying a shallow bowl on the top of the head. Traces of white pigment. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/513/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullSeated Figure300 BCE - 300 CE[Colima artist(s)]Earthenware with slip and pigmentColima seated figure, Late Formative period, with peyote in his mouth and the eyes are incised. The right hand is held to his left shoulder, and the left hand to the knee. The right leg is raised, and the figure is wearing a head-band over striated coiffure. It is painted a brownish-orange pigment, and the head is in ochre. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/514/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullFace Mask300 BCE - 300 CE[Colima artist(s)]Red earthenware, red slip, brown pigment, burnishing, and hand-built.Colima face mask, Late Formative period, of ovoid form with closely set sunken circular eyes, a pouting mouth, and a narrow nose. The mask has perforated earlobes, forehead, and chin. It is painted in reddish-orange pigment with traces of tan remaining. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/515/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullFigure of a Seated Male with a Cup300 BCE - 300 CE[Colima or Jalisco artist(s)]Earthenware, red slip, black slip, burnishing, and hand-built.Colima seated male figure, Late Formative period, holding an oval bowl to his lips. The shaped hat has a circular aperture and shell pectoral. Painted with a black face and short jacket over a burnished red ware with black encrustations. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/516/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullSmall 'Howling-dog' Vessel300 BCE - 300 CE[Colima or Jalisco artist(s)]Earthenware, red slip, burnishing, and hand-built.Colima small howling-dog vessel, Late Formative period, lying on its side with pellet slit eyes and large open mouth. The vessel is burnished brown with heavy encrustation. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/517/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullMultiple-face Jar300 BCE - 300 CE[Colima artist(s)]Earthenware, red slip, black resist, burnishing, and hand-built.Colima multiple-face vessel, Late Formative period, with rounded body, sloping shoulder, and flaring spout. The side molded in relief with thirteen faces, each with incised 'coffee-bean' eyes, and small mouths. The vessel is burnished red with black resist decoration. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/518/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullDog effigy vessel300 BCE - 300 CE[Colima artist(s)]Earthenware with slipThis Colima dog-form effigy vessel, is a Xoloitzcuintli, a hairless dog. Late Formative period, standing on four legs with a low lying middle, with the tail extended in the air. The vessel is painted with a red-brown pigment.Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/519/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullLarge Standing Female Figure300 BCE - 300 CE[Colima or Jalisco artist(s)]Earthenware, pigment, black resist, burnishing, and hand-built.Colima large standing female figure, Late Formative period, holding her right hand below her breast and the left to her abdomen. The figure is wearing nose and ear ornaments, double strand necklace, and domed coiffure with long plait down her back. Painted in tan and pale orange pigments with areas of black geometric ornamentation. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/520/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullLarge Seated Male Figure300 BCE - 300 CE[Colima or Jalisco artist(s)]Red earthenware, pigment, burnishing, and hand-built.Colima large seated male figure, Late Formative period, on a small rectangular stool. The figure is resting hands on thighs with the left holding a cylindrical vessel. There is a domed cap and perforated ears. It is painted in deep reddish-brown pigment with areas of cream decoration. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/521/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullEmaciated male and female seated figures300 BCE - 300 CE[Nayarit artist(s)]Earthenware with pigmentNayarit male and female seated figures, Late Formative period, the female kneeling on her left leg and holding a bowl on the thigh. Her head resting on the right hand which is held to her raised right knee, wearing smooth head-band, beaded waist band over the loin-cloth, and nose ring. The male figure with arms crossed and resting atop his raised knees, wearing elaborate head-band with projections above and at the sides. There are long tassels down the back of his neck, and crescentric nose ornament. Both have large earrings, diseased mouths, and ornately painted in dark brownish-orange, ochre, black, and white geometric designs. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/522/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullFigure of an Emaciated Prisoner300 BCE - 300 CE[Nayarit artist(s)]Earthenware with pigmentNayarit standing prisoner, Late Formative period, with staff across his back holding his arms, with open mouth, exaggerated rib-cage, and band over incised hair. The figure is painted in ochre, black and orange pigment. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/523/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullStanding Female Figure300 BCE - 300 CE[Nayarit artist(s)]Red earthenware, red slip, cream resist, black resist, burnishing, and hand-built.Nayarit standing female figure, Late Formative period, with heavy legs, deeply incised eyes and mouth, holding a diminutive vessel to her right shoulder. There is a small bowl on the left, and centrally-parted striated coiffure. The figure is painted in deep reddish-orange with black resist geometric patterns, particularly on her thighs and buttocks. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/524/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullFigure of a seated person with spinal curature300 BCE - 300 CE[Nayarit artist(s)]Earthenware with slip and pigment Nayarit seated person with spinal curvature, Late Formative period, with legs crossed, chin resting on hands in pensive position. Figure has striated coiffure with central raised and notched braid, and wearing ear and arm ornamentation. The figure is painted in reddish-orange pigment. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/525/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullSeated Female Figure300 BCE - 300 CE[Nayarit artist(s)]Earthenware with pigmentNayarit seated female figure, Late Formative period, holding hands to her abdomen, wearing ridged headdress and skirt. Figure is painted in reddish-brown with black and white geometric decoration. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/526/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullPair of Seated Figures300 BCE - 300 CE[Nayarit artist(s)]Earthenware with red, cream, and black slipsNayarit seated male and female, Late Formative period, with the male holding a round-headed implement in his right hand, and wearing ridged band around his head. The woman is holding a bowl to her shoulder, wearing skirt, headdress, and jewellery. Both figures are painted in brownish-orange, cream and black pigment. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/527/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullFigure of Seated Ballplayer300 BCE - 300 CE[Nayarit artist(s)]Red earthenware, red slip, pigment, burnishing, and hand-built.Nayarit seated ball player, Late Formative period, painted in brownish-orange, white, ochre pigment. The figure has black step circular and linear geometric design. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/528/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullFigure of a Warrior300 BCE - 300 CE[Nayarit artist(s)]Red earthenware, white slip, red pigment, black pigment, and hand-built.Chinesco-style figure of a warrior, Late Formative period, standing behind a large square shield held by his left hand, with a small weapon in the right. The figure is wearing a large avial-headed crested helmet, and painted in pink, white and black geometric decoration. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/529/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullEmaciated Crouching Figure300 BCE - 300 CE[Nayarit artist(s)]Red earthenware, red slip, cream pigment, burnishing, and hand-built.Chinesco crouching figure, Late Formative period, with narrow arms crossed and resting on raised knees. The figure has a curving back with exaggerated spine, incised rib-cage, and heart-shaped face. It is painted in deep brownish-orange with areas of cream. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/452/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullSeated Male Figure300 BCE - 300 CE[Nayarit artist(s)]Red earthenware, red slip, black pigment, burnishing, and hand-built.Chinesco-style seated figure of a man, Late Formative period, with arms crossed on his knees with ear and nose rings and incised hair.Tthe burnished red ware has traces of painted decoration and black encrustation. Attributed to the area of Tequilita. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/453/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullStanding Male Figure300 BCE - 300 CE[Nayarit artist(s)]Red earthenware, red slip, cream pigment, burnishing, and hand-built.Chinesco-style standing male figure with mask, Late Formative period.Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/454/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullSeated Male Figure300 BCE - 300 CE[Jalisco artist(s)]Earthenware, pigment, burnishing, and hand-built.Seated Jalisco Noble figure of a wrestler, Late Formative period, wearing wide bossed arm and leg bands and tight fitting short trousers. There is decoration on the figure's shoulders, and is an Ameca Grey type. It is painted in reddish-brown with areas of white and black pigment. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/455/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullFigure of a mother nursing a child300 BCE - 300 CE[Jalisco artist(s)]Earthenware with slip and pigmentJalisco seated figure of a mother nursing child, Late Formative period, and is painted in cream with areas of red and black.Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/456/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullFigure of a Seated Drummer300 BCE - 300 CE[Jalisco artist(s)]Red earthenware, red slip, black pigment, white pigment, and hand-built.Jalisco figure of a seated drummer, Late Formative period, of 'sheep face' type, holding cylindrical drum between his raised knees, wearing wide head-band and large perforated ear-spools. The figure is painted in dark brownish-orange with areas of white. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/457/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullHouse Effigy Group300 BCE - 300 CE[Colima or Jalisco artist(s)]Earthenware, white slip, and hand-built.Jalisco village vessel, Late Formative period, in the form of a cross, each side surmounted by a small square-shaped house with pointed roof. Each interior side has a horizontal opening, and with central circular opening. The vessel is painted in tan pigment. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/458/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullSeated Female Figure300 BCE - 300 CE[Jalisco artist(s)]Earthenware, white slip, red pigment, black pigment, and hand-built.Jalisco seated female figure, Late Formative period, with short arms held slightly away from the sides of her body, open palms, closely-set pellet eyes. Figure is wearing skirt tied at her waist, pendant necklace, banded arm and earrings, and her coiffure held by a broad band. The figure is painted in buff with areas of orange criss-cross and other geometric patterns. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/459/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullFigure of a Seated Warrior with Shield and Weapon300 BCE - 300 CE[Jalisco artist(s)]Red earthenware, white slip, pigment, and hand-built.Jalisco seated warrior, Late Formative period, holding a shield in the left hand, a curving weapon in the right, and wearing rope around the neck and under the left arm. The figure has a crested helmet with tassels down the back, and shoulder decoration. The warrior is painted in greyish-buff with areas of deep brownish-orange and white geometric decoration. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/460/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullFigural of a mother and child300 BCE - 300 CE[Jalisco artist(s)]Earthenware with slipJalisco seated mother and child figure, Late Formative period, with crossed legs, holding small boy on her lap. Slightly parted lips, ridged eyes, centrally-parted smooth coiffure, and wearing skirt. The figure is painted in deep reddish-orange with areas of buff and ochre. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/461/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullStanding Female Figure300 BCE - 300 CE[Jalisco artist(s)]Earthenware, white slip, red pigment, black pigment, and hand-built.Jalisco standing female figure, Late Formative period, holding hands to her stomach, with heavy thighs and feet. Her smooth coiffure held by a narrow band, and painted in deep reddish-brown, with areas of black and buff geometric designs. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/462/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullSeated Female Figure Holding a Jar300 BCE - 300 CE[Jalisco artist(s)]Earthenware with pigmentJalisco seated female figure, Late Formative period, with her left arm raised and holding a large watering vessel strapped at the back of the head. The figure is painted in ochre and reddish-brown with areas of black geometric decoration. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/463/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullStanding Female Figure1-400 CE[Chupícuaro artist(s)]Earthenware, white slip, burnishing, and hand-built.Michoacan standing female figure, Late Formative period, wearing necklaces, arm-bands, sandals and head-band with avial figures at the temples, and traces of ochre paint remaining. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/436/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullSeated Female Figure300 BCE - 100 CE[Michoacan artist(s)]Earthenware, red pigment, and hand-built.Michoacan seated female figure, Late Formative period.Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/437/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullFigure of dancer with 'pastillaje' headdress600-900[Veracruz artist(s)]Earthenware with red on cream slip, asphalt paintVeracruz standing dancer, Late Classic period, with extended and upturned arms, large head with sunken lozenge-shaped eyes. The figure has slightly parted lips, and wearing elaborate headdress with projecting clusters. There is also a fragmentary bow above, jewellery on the arms and neck, and long skirt. There are traces of ochre, red, and black pigment. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/438/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullStanding Male Figure300 BCE - 600 CE[Veracruz artist(s)]Earthenware with pigmentVeracruz standing figure of Xipe Totec, Late Classic period, once carrying a trophy head in the right hand, wearing the flayed skin of the victim over his head and body. The figure has criss-crossed shoulder straps, bow-shaped bracelet, necklace of circular spools, and pendulous earrings and nose ring. The top of the head has rows of perforations, probably to hold feathers. It is painted in buff with areas of red pigment. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/431/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullStanding figure of Xipe Totec600-900[Remojadas artist(s)]Earthenware with pigmentRemojadas standing figure of Xipe Totec, Late Classic period, carrying a trophy-head in the right hand, a folded cloth on the left arm, wearing flayed skin of the victim over his head and body. The figure has a thick collar incised with circles, belt, perforated ear spools, and plumed shield at the back of his right arm. It is painted in buff, and the top of the head with rows of perforations, probably originally to hold feathers. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/432/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullHead of Xipe Totec1428-1521EarthenwareVeracruz head of Xipe Totec, Classic period, wearing the skin of the sacrificed victim over his face, with open mouth and slightly protruding tongue. The head has sunken eyes, domed smooth head, perforated ears, and traces of pinkish-tan paint remaining. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/433/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullFigure of a standing ballplayer-warrior600-900[Veracruz artist(s)]Earthenware with pigmentVeracruz standing ballplyer-warrior figure, Late Classic period, with right arm held up, the left one to his hip. The figure is wearing helmet and jewellery, chest armour(?) and feline-headed ornament with large open mouth at his waist. Traces of paint remaining. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/434/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullFigure of a standing warrior600-900[Veracruz artist(s)]EarthenwareVeracruz standing warrior figure, Late Classic period, holding a cylindrical club in the right hand, a square shield on the left arm. The figure is wearing twisted and hanging headdress, heavy necklace, cape, and loin-cloth with skull-head. Areas of incised geometric designs and traces of pigment remaining. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/435/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullBowl with avian design600-900[Veracruz artist(s)]Red earthenware, pigment, burnishing, and hand-built.Veracruz dish with avian design, Late Classic period, in black, white, and dark orange on a buff ground with stylized floral designs. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/464/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullSun God Effigy Lid500-700[Maya artist(s)]EarthenwareVeracruz Sun God effigy vessel, Classic period, with gesturing extended arms, surmounted by a separately moulded elaborate zoomorphic head, with perforated beak. The vessel has large incised eyes, flanged side projections, curled and pointed. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/465/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullStanding female figure with 'huipil' and skirt500-800[Veracruz artist(s)]Earthenware, white pigment, and hand-built.Veracruz standing female figure with huilil and skirt, Late Classic period, with hands at the hip, the small face with open mouth and straight hair falling to the shoulders. She is wearing an elaborately patterned robe with incised chevron and meander designs, beaded hem, cross-hatched sash, tiered turban with side flanges, tied sandals and jewellery. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/466/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullWhistle in the form of a feline-masked seated figure600-900[Veracruz artist(s)]Earthenware, black bitumen, and hand-built.Veracruz whistle in the form of a feline-masked figure, Late Classic period, seated holding long arms between his knees, with a bared snout and protruding fangs. The figure has semi-circular ears and eyes, and there are traces of black pigment remaining. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/467/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullWhistle in the form of a warrior600-900[Veracruz artist(s)]Earthenware, black bitumen, red pigment, and hand-built.Veracruz standing warrior whistle figure, Late Classic period, holding a shield in the left hand, an animal mace-head in the right, wearing leggings, coiled necklace, and large earrings. Areas of red and black pigment remain. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/468/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/full'Smiling Face' Standing Male Figure600-900[Veracruz artist(s)]Earthenware, black bitumen, and hand-built.Veracruz standing smiling male figure, Late Classic period, with raised arms and open palms, wearing necklace, earrings, and rectangular moulded headdress with interlocking zig-zag decoration. There are traces of pigment. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/469/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/full'Smiling face' standing male figure with rattle600-900[Veracruz artist(s)]Earthenware, white pigment, and hand-built.Veracruz standing smiling male figure, Late Classic period, with raised arms, the right hand with raised palm, and left hand holding a rattle. The figure is wearing rectangular head-band moulded with interlocking zig-zag, angular fret, and linear design. It is painted in deep brown with areas of white.Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/470/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullSquatting Male Figure600-900[Veracruz artist(s)]Earthenware with pigmentVeracruz squatting figure, Late Classic period, wearing flayed feline skin over the body, similar headdress, projecting necklace, round ear-spools, and traces of paint. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/472/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullTripod dish with painted zoomorphic head900-1200[Veracruz artist(s)]Earthenware, ochre slip, pigment, and hand-built.Veracruz polychrome tripod dish, Early Postclassic period, Isla de los Sacrificios, painted in tan, dark brown and white pigment. The tondo is a highly stylized and plumed zoomorphic head, and surrounded by bands of geometric designs. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/473/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullStanding Female Figure500 BCE - 1 CE[Veracruz artist(s)]Earthenware, ochre slip, white pigment, and hand-built.Large Panuco standing female figure, Early Classic period, of attenuated form, with hands placed on her knees, rectangular-shaped head with jutting chin, and shoulder decoration. The figure has an open mouth, bared teeth, and is wearing belt, beaded necklace, and head-band with loop projections. Remains of white pigment. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/474/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullFigural Conjoined Vessels with Seated Figure500-700 CE[Zapotec artist(s)]Earthenware, calcareous incrustations, red pigment, and hand-built.Zapotec conjoined vessel with seated figure, Monte Alban, of the Old Man God, Classic period, with hands held to his crossed legs, heavily wrinkled face. He is wearing ridged headdress with incised hair hanging to his shoulders, and jewellery. Vessel has double cylindrical small bowls behind. Traces of white and red pigment. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/476/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullZoomorphic Vessel with Bridged-spout100 BCE - 1 CE[Zapotec artist(s)]Grey EarthenwareZapotec vessel with bridge-spout, Monte Alban II, Formative period, with double ridge on the shoulder. The cylindrical opening moulded with the head of the Opossum God. The long spout with twisted rope work ornamentation, wide nostrils, projecting forehead crest and ears, both with deep incising, and with a tall narrow spout at the back. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/477/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullAnthropomorphic Effigy Urn300-800[Zapotec artist(s)]Earthenware, red pigment, burnishing, and hand-built.Zapotec bat effigy urn, Monte Alban III, Classic period, of a crouching figure with front paws clenched, head with open mouth and extended tongue, perforated eyes, large ears and forehead crest. It is wearing a twisted rope work necklace with central pendant, and there are traces of pigment remaining. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/478/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullZoomorphic Jug1428-1521[Aztec artist(s)]Earthenware, red pigment, black graphite pigment, burnishing, and hand-built.Mixtec vessel, Late Postclassic period, with rounded body, tall cylindrical neck, the rim moulded with a feline head. The mouth is forming the spout, and there is a strap handle at the back. It is painted in deep reddish-brown and black. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/480/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullAnthropomorphic Jug1428-1521[Aztec artist(s)]Earthenware, red pigment, black graphite pigment, burnishing, and hand-built.Mixtec vessel, Late Postclassic period, of rounded form with circular depressions, and surmounted by a tall handle. One side moulded with the bust of an old man, holding his right hand to the rim, while his right arm forms the spout. There are incised lines on this face, with goatee, and various head decorations. Painted in orange and black pigment. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/481/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullPedestal dish with serpent handles1325-1520[Mixtec artist(s)]Earthenware with slipMixtec pedestal dish, Postclassic period, with slightly flaring cylindrical body, the sides with projecting rectangular rattles. The exterior painted in pale orange, brown, and cream with band of scrolls above elaborate tassels of geometric motifs. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/484/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullCovered Dish in the Form of a Bird350-500[Maya artist(s)]Earthenware, red pigment, and hand-built.Maya incised covered dish, Early Classic period, with ring foot, cylindrical sides, surmounted by a conical-shaped lid. The lid has an avial head as handle, with wide notched beak, ridged eyes and crest, domed sides incised with outspread wings. Painted in black with traces of red pigment. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/486/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullCovered Dish in the Form of a Bird350-500[Maya artist(s)]Earthenware with pigmentMaya incised covered dish, Early Classic period, with flanged base incised with linear decoration, and slightly flaring cylindrical bowl. Surmounted by a domed lid with bird's head handle with large ridged eyes, curving beak and notched crest, and incised wide spread wings over the lid. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/487/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullCylinder Vase with Moulded Human Face500-700[Maya artist(s)]EarthenwareMaya moulded mask vessel, Classic period, with round face and bulbous cheeks, and open mouth. The vessel has ridged eyes, pierced small ears, and the back is incised with linear decoration. It is painted in black with areas of white pigment. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/488/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullSeated Male Effigy Cache Vessel550-650[Maya artist(s)]Earthenware, brown slip, black slip, orange slip, pigment, and hand-built.Maya seated male effigy vessel, Late Classic period, in two separate parts of a seated robust figure with crossed legs. The left hand is to his stomach, the right to his shoulder, with frowning expression. He is wearing a flayed skin near his mouth and across the left cheek. There is a broad head band tied at the back and applied pellets. It is painted in buff, black and brownish-orange, and incised in glyphs. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/489/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullWater bird effigy lidded tripod vessel400-500[Maya artist(s)]Earthenware with slipMaya covered vessel, Early Classic period, standing on four openwork legs, the lid surmounted by the head of a pelican grasping a fish (?) in its beak. It is painted in deep orange with grey and black glyphs (?). Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/490/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullMask600-850[Maya artist(s)]Earthenware with pigmentMaya mask, Late Classic period, with close set sunken eyes, parted lips, and incised hair. It is painted in ochre, orange and traces of white. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/491/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullCarved Cylindrical Vessel with Diety from the Palenque Triad400-550[Maya artist(s)]EarthenwareMaya carved vessel, Early Classic period, of cylindrical form. The front deeply carved with a human head in profile, a glyph issuing from the mouth, and wearing massive headdress. Traces of pigment remaining. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/492/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/10652/fullFigural Whistle with Triple Chambers600-800[Maya artist(s)]Earthenware with post-fire pigment Maya Blue stuccoMaya whistle figure, Late Classic period, with the head and shoulders of a human figure wearing a beaded headdress, jewellery, and a tasselled shirt (?). The front draped on top of the front pipe, decorated with applied beads and projections. Traces of blue and buff pigment. Ancestral Abiayalahttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/493/rdf