Maxilla with Inlaid Teeth

Maya culture, Pre-Columbian

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Head, Veracruz culture, Pre-Columbian, earthenware
beaked
A wide plate with flared sides. The interior with painted Moan bird motif surrounded by a wall band of elongated glyphs. In red, black, and orange pigments. Shard reglued into rim.
Burnished earthenware bird whistle of brownish clay under chocolate slip; bird has appliquéd human features (eyes, nose, ears, mouth) and curved arms which rest on abdomen; appliquéd hat is on top of head. Figure balances on two front legs, and hollow, cylindrical tail, which is open at the end. Four holes are on either side of bird's back, and a large opening is on the underside of the figure.