AAM 1984, by Meso & Central American Sound Library Project

AAM 1984

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	1.	Late Peche (AD 500-650) or Early Xoo (AD 650-850) Phase Zapotec external air-ducted anthropomorphic effigy whistle - solo improvisation (no edit/overdubs) 00:40	info	buy track
	2.	Late Peche (AD 500-650) or Early Xoo (AD 650-850) Phase Zapotec external air-ducted anthropomorphic effigy whistle - trio & gourd rattle (w/ overdubs) 00:55	info	buy track

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Unprovenienced Zapotec external air-ducted effigy whistle featuring a richly attired juvenile (female or male) figure. The personage wears an asymmetric headdress decorated with the Cociyo (Zapotec rain deity) motif and a quilted vest or, more likely, a feathered cloak. It may be a representation of a member of the "Pechanas" social class (lower nobility). In stylistic terms, it can be compared with the effigy whistles unearthed at 'Cuatro Puertas/Los Mogotes' [San Pedro Ixtlahuaca] and 'Las Peñitas' [Reyes Etla] Archaeological Zones (Oaxaca). The figurine consists of a slightly concave sheet of clay, the front part of which has been pressed into a mold, while the hemispherical whistle has been modeled and applied on the back side of the flat figure. The instrument was formerly part of Auguste Génin's archaeological collection, part of which was donated to the MRAH in December 1930.

Pitch variations are obtained by partially reducing/modifying the aperture size by moving the thumbs inwards & outwards.

Overall dimensions (height x width x depth): 16,38 x 10,22 x 6,64 (cm).

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released November 2, 2023

Sonic artifact experimentally played & recorded by J-F Brohée using a pair of Neumann KM183 & a Universal Audio 710 Twin-Finity preamplifier. © KMKG-MRAH.

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Meso & Central American Sound Library Project Brussels, Belgium

The MCASL Project aims to share, visually and sonically, a sample of the large pre-Columbian era sound-producing artifacts collection from Mesoamerica and Central America housed at the Royal Museums of Art and History (KMKG-MRAH), Brussels. The development of this audio/data library is part of Jean-François Brohée's doctoral research, funded by a FRESH grant of the F.R.S.-FNRS. ... more