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Grooved and polished obsidian labret or lip plug
Mesoamerican
Grooved and polished obsidian labret or lip plug
Mesoamerican

Ceramic effigy whistle wearing a headdress, earrings, and clothing / Mesoamerican; Mayan

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Small ceramic whistle. Mold formed. The figure is wearing a headdress, earrings, and clothing.

Jaina Island lies off the coast of the Mexican state of Campeche in the Yucatan Peninsula. It is the site of a Mayan necropolis or a large cemetery where ceramic figurines were often interred with the dead.

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Title(s): 
Ceramic effigy whistle wearing a headdress, earrings, and clothing
Culture: 
Mesoamerican; Mayan
Date: 
300 - 900 CE
Period: 
Classic to Epiclassic
Place: 
Yucatan Peninsula
Materials/Techniques: 
clay
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Accession No: 
54.3867
Department: 
Not On View

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