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Puebla-style flute/rattle combining fish and human features

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  • Flute/Rattle

    Object Details

    Culture/People

    possibly Puebla-Tlaxcala (archaeological) (attributed)

    Previous owner

    Jonathan Holstein, Non-Indian

    Collection History

    Collection history unknown; acquired by MAI through an exchange with art dealer Jonathan Holstein in 1972.

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    Date created

    AD 200–1600 (Classic to Post-Classic period)

    Catalog Number

    24/6501

    Barcode

    246501.000

    Object Type

    Music and Sound

    Object Name

    Puebla-style flute/rattle combining fish and human features

    Media/Materials

    Pottery, paint

    Techniques

    Mold-made, painted

    Dimensions

    22 x 10 x 9 cm

    Place

    Puebla State; Mexico

    See related items

    Puebla-Tlaxcala (archaeological)
    Music and Sound

    On View

    NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals

    Data Source

    National Museum of the American Indian

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c47883e0-85c9-4a27-9d23-eebbac248adb

    Record ID

    NMAI_262210

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