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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
Mother and Child Figurine Whistle
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
ClassificationsArt of the Americas

Mother and Child Figurine Whistle

Place CreatedCampeche, Mexico, North America
CultureMaya
PeriodLate Classic - Terminal Classic
Date600-900 CE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineGift of William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Dimensions5 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. (13.3 x 7 x 5.7 cm)
Object number1991.002.099
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - 2001
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 13, 2002 - June 2012
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, February 9, 2013 - 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), 53, figure 106.
ProvenanceEx coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas