{"product_id":"veracruz-remojadas-ceramic-swing-figure-whistle","title":"Veracruz Remojadas Ceramic Swing Figure Whistle","description":"\u003cp\u003eGulf coast of Mexico,  Tenenexpan type. Ca. 450 to 600 AD. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA rare whistle figure depicting a seated figure swinging on a rope-suspended plank, arms raised to grasp the ropes on either side. The figure wears an ankle-length skirt painted with red linear and diagonal geometric patterning, disc-shaped ear ornaments, and a fancy beaded necklace rendered in dark pigment. A headdress with red painted decoration frames the face, with a black-painted sidelock falling along the proper right side. Both cheeks bear the large painted red discs characteristic of Remojadas facial decoration, often associated with ritual or ecstatic states. The reverse is left plain in the customary Remojadas manner, with a whistle mouthpiece incorporated into the base and two vertical air-slit vents piercing the back and headdress, allowing the figure to function as a true sounding instrument as well as a sculptural object. Swing figures of this kind are believed to relate to themes of fertility, ritual performance, or ecstatic ceremony, with the swinging motion and painted decoration suggesting a festive or ritual context rather than a purely funerary one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth arms, the head, and the tips of the swing plank have been reattached in antiquity or since excavation, with restoration visible over the break lines; the whistle mechanism itself remains intact and functional.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 6-1\/2 in. (16.5 cm) H. x 7-1\/4 in. (18.4 cm) W.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA rare type; cf. a related Remojadas seated swing-whistle figure in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, illustrating the same swing-plank construction, whistle mouthpiece, and dual air-vent design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: Collection of Justin \u0026amp; Barbara Kerr, New York City, acquired mostly during the 1970s through the 1980s; K1762 marked on base.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished: Marilyn M. Goldstein, Ceremonial Sculpture of Ancient Veracruz, Hillwood Art Gallery, Long Island University, Brookville, New York, 1987, no. 123.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53907384664378,"sku":"17562","price":3500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/17052.jpg?v=1786647124","url":"https:\/\/howardnowes.com\/products\/veracruz-remojadas-ceramic-swing-figure-whistle","provider":"Art for Eternity","version":"1.0","type":"link"}