ClassificationsArt of the Americas
Flute in the Form of Brown Caiman
Place CreatedCosta Rica, North America
PeriodPeriod IV
Date300 BCE-500 CE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineEx coll. William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Dimensions2 1/4 x 1 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. (5.7 x 4.4 x 12.1 cm)
Object number1991.004.509
Exhibition HistoryPresident Chace's Office, Emory University, July 9, 1995 - August 30, 1996President Chace's Office, Emory University, May 28, 1997 - March 1999
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 13, 2002 - June 2012
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, February 9, 2013 - March 18, 2019
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, July 2, 2019 - May 10, 2022
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, August 1, 2022 - Present
Published ReferencesRebecca Stone-Miller, Seeing With New Eyes: Highlights of the Michael C. Carlos Museum Collection of Art of the Ancient Americas (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2002), 80, figure 152.
ProvenanceEx coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, purchased from Julio Castro Vargas, May 28, 1984.
Status
On viewCollections
- Art of the Americas
300 BCE-500 CE
300 BCE-500 CE
300 BCE-500 CE
300 BCE-500 CE
300 BCE-500 CE
300 BCE-500 CE
300 BCE-500 CE
300 BCE-500 CE
300 BCE-500 CE
300 BCE-500 CE
700-1350 CE
