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Ixtlan del Rio style hollow male musician playing a rasp / Mesoamerican

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Funerary sculpture. Ixtlan del Rio style. Hollow construction. Seated male musician with rasp and gourd resonator. Painted articles of adornment including belt, arm bands, earrings, hat, and neck decorations.

Ixtlan del Rio style indicates the predominant style of ceramics associated with the workshops of the Ixtlan del Rio region of Nayarit, Mexico.

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Title(s): 
Ixtlan del Rio style hollow male musician playing a rasp
Culture: 
Mesoamerican
Date: 
300 BCE - 300 CE
Period: 
Preclassic
Place: 
Nayarit, México
Materials/Techniques: 
clay, slip, paint
Classification: 
Archaeological Objects
Effigies
Object Type: 
Ceramic Anthropomorphic Figure
Accession No: 
54.4032
Department: 
Anthropology
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