Seated turtle-shell drummer

Unknown (Pre-columbian)


Item type:
sculpture
Date of creation:
300-200 BCE
Technique / Medium:
Pottery, clay, slip
Place of creation:
Ixtlán del Rio, Nayarit (México)

    Item location

  • American Museum of Natural History
    [Museum inv. no.: 30 / 1740]

Description

The sculpture depicts a seated turtle-shell drummer; the style and representation (Ixtlan del Rio style) denotes the status and office of ancient West Mexican chieftains.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Drum [2585] (turtle-shell drum)

Image URLs

image link 1
Official link of the American Museum of Natural History

Bibliographic references

Townsend, Richard F. Ancient West Mexico: Art and archeaeology of the unknown past (London and New York: Thames and Hudson, 1998) 15. ISBN 0500050929.

RIdIM record id

1585