AAM 4770, by Meso & Central American Sound Library Project

AAM 4770

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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) 00:44	info	buy track
	2.	Late Peche (AD 500-650) or Early Xoo (AD 650-850) Phase Zapotec external air-ducted anthropomorphic effigy whistle - improvisation with AAM 1951 & AAM 1963 + 3 gourd rattles (w/ overdubs/edits) 00:35	info	buy track

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Unprovenienced Zapotec external air-ducted effigy whistle probably representing a warrior wearing quilted cotton armor and helmet, holding a spear in his right hand. The figurine possibly dates to the Late Peche (AD 500-650) or Early Xoo (AD 650-850) Phase. It 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 roughly applied on the back side of the figure. The instrument was formerly part of Auguste Génin's archaeological collection, part of which was donated to the MRAH in December 1930.

On the second track, the pitch variations are obtained by partially reducing/modifying the aperture size by moving the thumbs inwards & outwards.

Overall dimensions (height x width x depth): 10.34 x 8.55 x 6.50 (cm).

Please click on the track names for additional pictures of the instrument.

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released November 22, 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