Gourd-shaped Rattle
AD 800-1250
Culture
Greater Nicoya
Country
Nicaragua
Style/Tradition
Combo Colander
Object
rattle
Medium
Modeled orange clay with orange-red slip and perforations.
Accession Number
1993.789
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Gourd-shaped Rattle. AD 800-1250. Modeled orange clay with orange-red slip and perforations.. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1993.789.
Dimensions
height: 6 1/4 in, 15.8750 cm; width: 4 1/4 in, 10.7950 cm; depth: 3 3/8 in, 8.5725 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
Known Provenance
(Enrique Vargas-Alfaro) [1915-2008], San Jose, Costa Rica and Atlanta, GA; Purchased by Frederick R. [1928-2007] and Jan Mayer, Denver, CO, May 28, 1972 [1]; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 1993
[1] On loan to the Denver Art Museum, 1992
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