Rattle figure of an elite woman with headdress and backrack
Dateca. 600 - 900
Maker
Maya
Label TextElaborate costumes, such as headdresses and backracks, were worn for dancing festivities. Hollow, mold-made sculptures like this were filled with clay balls, used as rattles, and colorfully painted.
Object number99.80
ProvenanceCollection of John H. Hauberg (1916-2002), Seattle, Washington, by 1999; to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 1999
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Feasting with the Gods: Art and Ceremony in Ancient Mesoamerica and the Central Andes, Dec. 11, 2003 - July 19, 2004.
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Cosmic Beings in Mesoamerican and Andean Art, Nov. 10, 2018 - ongoing.Credit LineGift of John H. Hauberg
Dimensions10 x 7 x 3 in. (25.4 x 17.8 x 7.6 cm)
MediumCeramic with pigment
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