Pre-Columbian, Mexico and northern Central America, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A warm-toned pottery figure standing with hands over his pelvis and an erect phallus erect. His stylized facial features include a large smile, a bridged nose, recessed eyes, and protruded brow lines. The figure has long luscious hair which falls behind his shoulders and back. The figure is hand-molded from ceramic and features a whistle mouthpiece on the shoulder. He wears large earspools that match the discoid medallion centered on his chest, and atop his head is a minimalist headdress. The intriguing face bears a protruding nose and deep orbitals. Perhaps a channeling of the god Xipe Totec, these facial features are interesting to point out because priests would impersonate the deity by wearing the skin of a sacrificed individual – as the deity Xipe Totec was also known as the flayed one or “the owner of skin.”Size: 3.75" L x 2.25" W x 6.8" H (9.5 cm x 5.7 cm x 17.3 cm)

Provenance: ex-Stein collection, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA, acquired October 14, 2008; ex-Arte Xibalaba, Osprey, Florida, USA; ex-Erasmo Toledo collection, Coral Gables, Florida, USA; ex-Chuck Warren (International Unlimited) collection, Coconut Grove, Florida, USA, acquired in the 1970s

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#164775

Whistle creates a pleasing sound when played via the mouthpiece on the shoulder. Otherwise, excellent condition and fully intact.