https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/17513/fullFigural whistle with removable manta ray (or crab?) headdress550-850Maya artist(s)Overall (G83.1.124a-b): 17.3 x 10 x 5.5 cm (6 13/16 x 3 15/16 x 2 3/16 in.)Earthenware with pigmentGift of George and Helen GardinerOrigin: Jaina Island or Campeche, MexicoG83.1.124a-b1Maya mold-made whistle, Jaina, Late Classic period, with right arm upraised and clenched fist, and the left hand held to the chest. He is wearing an incised long robe, shawl, and removable manta ray headdress with lower portion molded with human features. It is surmounted with claws protruding from the sides of the forehead, and is painted white.MesoamericaCeramics from Ancestral Abiayala[]Ancestral AbiayalaMesoamerica185651424MayaLate Classic Period (600-850 CE)