Female Figurine Rattle
600–900
Maker Unknown
Art of the Americas
Female Figurine Rattle, 600–900. Mexico, Campeche, Jaina Island, Maya. Ceramic, pigment; overall: 9.5 x 6.3 x 4.5 cm (3 3/4 x 2 1/2 x 1 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Weiner of Pepper Pike, OH 1980.127 This hollow, mold-made figurine contains pellets that transform it into a rattle used as a musical instrument, perhaps during household rituals. This hollow, mold-made figurine contains pellets that transform it into a rattle.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- Ceramic, pigment
- Dimensions
- Overall: 9.5 x 6.3 x 4.5 cm (3 3/4 x 2 1/2 x 1 3/4 in.)
- Departments
- Art of the Americas
- Accession Number
- 1980.127
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Weiner of Pepper Pike, OH
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review: 1980, Stories From Storage
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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