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Filename: 
MawM0218-000.jp2
Identifying Number: 
MawM0218
Title: 
Anthropomorphic slinger with avian headdress : whistle.
Subject: 
Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State)
Subject: 
Art--Mexico--Colima (State)
Subject: 
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Description: 
This warrior stands ready to encounter his foe with his sling armed and ready to fire. The face is human, but has an animal quality. His elaborate headdress appears to be a bird's head.
Materials: 
Ceramic: red clay with appliques.
Publisher: 
California State University, Los Angeles
Date: 
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Type: 
Artifact
Object Type: 
Figure
Object Type: 
Whistle
Dimensions: 
4 7/16 in high x 2 1/8 in wide x 3 5/8 in deep
Collection: 
MAW Collection
Location: 
Colima, Mexico
Rights: 
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Culture: 
Shaft Tomb
Period: 
Protoclassic