Whistle figure of a woman
date: label: Date created
content: AD 250–900 (Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Veracruz/Gulf Coast (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Frances Pratt (Frances Usui/Mrs. Bumpei Usui/Mrs. Christopher Ritter), Non-Indian, 1913-2003
label: Seller
content: Frances Pratt (Frances Usui/Mrs. Bumpei Usui/Mrs. Christopher Ritter), Non-Indian, 1913-2003
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; acquired by artist and art dealer Frances Pratt (Mrs. Bumpei Usui/Mrs. Frances Ritter, 1913-2003) during travel in Mexico in the early 1950s; purchased by MAI from Frances Pratt in 1953.
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place: label: Place
content: Nuevo Porvenir de Hidalgo (Dicha Tuerta); Tierra Blanca Municipality, Papaloapan Region; Veracruz State; Mexico
setName: label: See related items
content: Veracruz/Gulf Coast (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Music and Sound
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 22/2310
label: Barcode
content: 222310.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Music and Sound
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Whistle figure of a woman
label: Media/Materials
content: Pottery, paint
label: Techniques
content: Modeled, painted, appliquéd
label: Dimensions
content: 30.00 x 14.00 x 24.50 cm