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For #WorldMusicDay:

The same piece on display at the Met in Oct 2020 & Jan 2023. Used to be incorrectly identified as “Alligator Rattle” but now correctly as “Crocodile Whistle and Rattle.” Yay for progress!

Mexico, Maya, 7th c., ceramic & pigment.

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