Female Figurine Rattle

Cleveland Museum of Art

Female Figurine Rattle

Date
600–900
Medium
Ceramic, pigment
Culture
Mexico, Campeche, Jaina Island, Maya
Department
Art of the Americas
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art

This hollow, mold-made figurine contains pellets that transform it into a rattle used as a musical instrument, perhaps during household rituals. This hollow, mold-made figurine contains pellets that transform it into a rattle.

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